cù
Pronunciation
Northern
/kṳ˨˩/
Central
/ku˧˧/
Southern
/ku˨˩/
tickle
3 senses
Verb
tickle
Noun
spinning top
Proper noun
cù
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
tickle
Core Actions
This verb means to tickle someone or to entice them into doing something.
vi Người mẹ cù nhẹ vào bụng em bé.
en The mother gently tickles the baby's stomach.
Noun
Sense 2
Noun
spinning top
This is a child's toy designed to spin rapidly on a central axis.
vi Cậu bé đang chơi con cù trên sân.
en The boy is playing with a spinning top on the ground.
Proper noun
Sense 3
Proper noun
cù
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
樛
Candidates by syllable
cù
劬（虯 / 𡵺）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.