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poke

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

tong3 tǒng

Meaning


Primary

poke

Alternatives

pokes, poked, poking

Mnemonic


[t-] Tarzan is in the [3] basement of the [-ong] temple where he comes across an ancient 甬 smoker next to the other relics on the rock floor. Apprehensive, he goes up and 捅 pokes it with his 扌 finger. He's never seen a 甬 smoker before, having grown up in the jungle. He stands next to it, 捅 poking it again and again, wondering if it'll do anything.

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