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xoa

Pronunciation Northern /swaː˧˧/ Central /swaː˧˥/ Southern /swaː˧˧/
rub
3 senses
Verb
rub
Details
3 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
rub Core ActionsTheme

To move one's hand or an object back and forth across a surface.

vi Mẹ xoa đầu em bé.

en The mother rubbed the baby's head.

Sense 2 Verb
apply

To spread a substance like cream or liquid onto a surface by rubbing.

vi Bạn nên xoa kem chống nắng trước khi ra ngoài.

en You should apply sunscreen before going out.

Noun

Sense 3 Noun
silk fabric

A type of soft and smooth cloth that is made from silk fibers.

vi Chiếc áo này được may bằng vải xoa.

en This shirt is made of silk fabric.

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
扠
Candidates by syllable
xoa 扠
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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