搓 Strokes Write it Listen 搓 cuō to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 扌 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from扌meaningshǒuhand差soundchàdifference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer How it works扌 hints at the meaning (hand), and 差 chà hints at the sound.