拐
guǎi HSK6

kidnap

拐 guǎi frequency
turn verb
to turn a corner or change direction

走到前面的路口向右拐。

zǒu dào qián​miàn de lù​kǒu xiàng yòu guǎi.

Turn right at the intersection ahead.

seven descriptive
the number seven, used as a substitute for 七 qī to avoid confusion in radio communication or clear speech

我的编号是零零拐。

wǒ de biān​hào shì líng​líng guǎi.

My number is 007.

swindle verb
to kidnap, swindle, or misappropriate

那个骗子拐走了他的所有积蓄。

nà gè piàn​zi guǎi zǒu le tā de suǒ​yǒu jī​xù.

That swindler made off with all his savings.

拐 (枴) guǎi
cane noun
a walking stick or staff used for balance and support, especially by the elderly

老爷爷拄着一根红木拐在院子里散步。

lǎo yé​ye zhǔ zhe yī gēn hóng​mù guǎi zài yuàn​zi lǐ sàn​bù.

The old man is walking in the yard with a rosewood cane.

crutch noun
a support used to assist walking when a leg or foot is injured or disabled

由于腿部受伤，他不得不拄着双拐行走。

yóu​yú tuǐ​bù shòu​shāng, tā bù​dé​bù zhǔ zhe shuāng guǎi xíng​zǒu.

Due to a leg injury, he had to walk with crutches.

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,232nd most common 27.3 per million
Movie subtitles
2,020th most common 18.8 per million appears in 10% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
7.57 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
11.6 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+62D0

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)