Chinese symbol for “knead”
揉
róu
to knead; to massage; to rub
The closest CC-CEDICT match for knead is 揉 (róu), defined as: to knead; to massage; to rub.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “knead”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搓揉 | cuō róu | to knead; to rub |
| 搋 | chuāi | to knead; to rub |
| 揉制 | róu zhì | to knead (leather) |
| 揉和 | róu hé | to knead (clay) |
| 踩奶 | cǎi nǎi | (of a cat) to knead (by rhythmically pushing with its front paws) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 揉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 揉合 | róu hé | to blend; to merge; to mix together |
| 揉搓 | róu cuo | to rub; to torment |
| 矫揉造作 (矯揉造作) | jiǎo róu zào zuò | pretension; affectation |
| 搓揉 | cuō róu | to knead; to rub |
| 揉碎 | róu suì | to crush; to crumble into pieces |
| 掰开揉碎 (掰開揉碎) | bāi kāi róu suì | lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp; fig. to analyze minutely from every angle |
See also: Japanese symbol for “knead”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.