戳

Tap the pinyin to hear it

to jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

戈 meaning “spear” + 翟 sound ( dí )

Components 翟戈

jab · Heisig RSH #1778

headdress + fiesta

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
时间戳	shí jiān chuō	timestamp
戳不住	chuō bu zhù	not up to it; cannot stand the test
戳个儿	chuō gè r	physique
戳得住	chuō de zhù	up to it; can stand the test
戳痛点	chuō tòng diǎn	to touch a nerve
戳子	chuō zi	stamp; seal
戳儿	chuō r	stamp; seal
戳壁脚	chuō bì jiǎo	to criticize behind sb's back; back-biting
戳刺感	chuō cì gǎn	pins and needles (in muscle); paresthesia
日戳	rì chuō	date stamp
时戳	shí chuō	timestamp
戳穿试验	chuō chuān shì yàn	puncture test
戳份儿	chuō fèn r	to flaunt
戳脊梁骨	chuō jǐ liang gǔ	to criticize behind sb's back; back-biting
戳记	chuō jì	stamp; seal
戳破	chuō pò	to puncture; to pierce; (fig.) to destroy (the facade concealing an unpleasant reality)
戳心灌髓	chuō xīn guàn suǐ	(idiom) to strike at one's core; to deeply hurt sb
刺戳	cì chuō	to stab; to pierce
戳脊梁	chuō jǐ liang	to criticize behind sb's back; back-biting
戳穿	chuō chuān	to puncture; to lay bear or expose (lies etc)

Characters sharing the sound component 翟 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
翟 sound part	dí	long-tailed pheasant; plume; surname
趯	yuè	to jump