Walking stick in Chinese (Mandarin): 拐杖 (guǎizhàng)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 拐杖

• 拐

  A crutch; also to turn. 扌 (hand) is on the left.

  8 strokes

• 杖

  A walking stick. 木 (wood) is on the left.

  7 strokes

拐 also means to turn a corner: 左拐 (zuǒ guǎi), turn left. A crutch is also called 拐杖.

More examples with 拐杖

• 奶奶拄着拐杖。

  奶奶拄著拐杖。

  Nǎinai zhǔzhe guǎizhàng.

  Grandma walks with a cane.

• 我帮爷爷拿拐杖。

  我幫爺爺拿拐杖。

  Wǒ bāng yéye ná guǎizhàng.

  I fetch Grandpa's walking stick.

How to write 拐杖 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.