胳肢 (gé zhi) — to tickle (someone) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to tickle (someone)

Examples

胳肢。
Mā ma zài gé zhi xiǎo bǎo bao.
Mom is tickling the baby.
胳肢，。
Bié gé zhi wǒ, wǒ pà yǎng.
Don't tickle me, I'm ticklish.
胳肢。
Tā yòng yǔ máo gé zhi mèi mei de jiǎo xīn.
He tickled his little sister's sole with a feather.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròuflesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

Same sound today

It combines 肉 (flesh) with 各; the 肉 part relates to the body, and 各 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròuflesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

支

支zhī肢zhī

Same sound today

肢 pairs 肉 (flesh) with 支, which gives the sound.

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