Primary radical
扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 拖.
扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 拖.
拖 is decomposed as ⿰扌⿱亻也.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 5 · slippers; sandals; flip-flops
HSK 6 · to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay
HSK 6 · to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
HSK 7-9 · to encumber; to be a burden on; to implicate
HSK 7-9 · in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts
to drag, to haul, to tow; to delay
拖 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
扌 is the radical in 拖. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.
拖鞋 (tuōxié): slippers; sandals; flip-flops; 拖 (tuō): to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; 拖延 (tuōyán): to delay; to put off; to procrastinate.