揉搓 róucuo rub Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 揉 róu rub A gentle 柔 hand 扌; 柔 also provides the pronunciation Components 扌 扌 Meaning component shou, shǒu hand 柔 柔 SoundMeaning component róu soft, flexible Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangmju Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 搓 cuō to rub or roll between the hands Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 差 represents the sound. Components 扌 扌 Meaning component shou, shǒu hand 扌 is a component form of 手. 差 差 Sound component chà, chā, chāi to differ Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangsʰlaːl Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang