撮[cuō]

动

1. 书 gather; bring together

2. scoop up (with a dustpan or shovel)

♦ ~起一簸箕土 scoop up a dustpan of dirt

3. 方 pick up or hold (dust, powder, etc.) between the thumb and the first finger

♦ ~一点儿盐 take a pinch of salt

4. extract; summarize

♦ 撮要

量

1. 方 pinch

♦ 一~盐 a pinch of salt

♦ 一~儿米 a small pinch of rice

2. handful (of bad people)

♦ 一小~法西斯匪徒 a handful of fascist gangsters

另见 zuǒ

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撮[zuǒ]
量(for hair) tuft

♦ 一~黑毛 a tuft of black hair

♦ 一~山羊胡子 a goatee

另见 cuō