一 小 撮

yī xiǎo cuōdictionary entry

handful (of)

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

一小撮一小撮 [yi1 xiao3 cuo1] /handful (of)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
小
xiǎo
small / tiny / few / young
撮
cuō
to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuò]
zuǒ
classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuò]

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