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Characters, words, pinyin or English

挪 nuó to shift

to shift; to move

How to remember 挪: 扌 hand + 那 that = to shift. Grandma points her hand at that old sofa, and her two grandsons push and groan until it finally starts to shift.

  • HSK 7
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 扌

Component breakdown

挪 = 扌 hand + 那 that

  • 扌 hand
  • 那 that
    • 𭃂 furs
    • 阝 mound
The Gushi story

Grandma points her hand at that old sofa, and her two grandsons push and groan until it finally starts to shift.

How it is used

  • To shift/move (a bit): 挪一挪 (nuó yī nuó) scoot over, 挪地方 (nuó dìfang) move somewhere else, 挪不动 (nuó bú dòng) can't budge it.
  • 挪用 (nuóyòng) = to misappropriate/divert funds: 挪用公款 (nuóyòng gōngkuǎn) embezzle public money.
  • 挪窝 (nuówō) = to relocate (colloquial).