tuō​kuǎ

drag down

tuō drag

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

hand

Unknown component
rén person
Unknown component
also

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthal̥ ˤajdraw, pull
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːl
l̥ʰaːls

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

kuǎ be defeated

Components

Meaning component
earth

earth

Sound component
kuā exaggerate

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰʷraːʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang