扌

This component represents the hand and appears on the left side of characters related to hand actions · Kangxi radical 64 · variant of 手

This component represents the hand and appears on the left side of characters related to hand actions, grasping, or manual activities.

It's a simplified left-side variant of 手 (hand), stylized to show three fingers in a grasping position when used as a radical in compound characters.

扌 at a glance

Meaning: This component represents the hand and appears on the left side of characters related to hand actions
Strokes: 3
Characters: 344
Role: Contributes meaning
Kangxi radical: 64
Variant of: 手

Characters with 扌 (118 of 344)

HSK 1 · 1

我wǒ · I; me; my

HSK 2 · 2

报bào · to report; to inform; to announce 找zhǎo · to try to find

HSK 3 · 4

才cái · (variant of 才[cai2]) just now 护hù · to protect 择zé · to select 举jǔ · to lift

HSK 4 · 18

扔rēng · to throw 扩kuò · to enlarge 扬yáng · variant of 揚|扬[yang2]扮bàn · to disguise oneself as 技jì · skill 拒jù · to resist 批pī · to ascertain 扰rǎo · to disturb 抱bào · to hold 抽chōu · to draw out 抬tái · variant of 抬[tai2]招zhāo · to recruit 按àn · to press 持chí · to hold 挂guà · to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)括kuò · (bound form) to tie up; to tighten up 挺tǐng · straight 指zhǐ · finger

HSK 5 · 19

托tuō · to trust 执zhí · to execute (a plan)抄chāo · to make a copy 抖dǒu · to tremble 扶fú · to support with the hand 抗kàng · to resist 抢qiǎng · to fight over 投tóu · to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)抓zhuā · to grab 拆chāi · to tear open 拐guǎi · variant of 枴|拐[guai3]拦lán · to block sb's path 拍pāi · to pat 披pī · to drape over one's shoulders 拥yōng · to hold in one's arms; to embrace 挥huī · to wave 挤jǐ · to crowd in 挑tiǎo · to raise 挣zhèng · to struggle to get free

HSK 6 · 28

扒bā · to peel 扑pū · to throw oneself at 扣kòu · button 扯chě · variant of 扯[che3]抚fǔ · to comfort 拟nǐ · to plan to 扭niǔ · to turn 抛pāo · to throw 抒shū · to express 抑yì · to restrain 拔bá · to pull up 拌bàn · to mix 拨bō · to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc 抵dǐ · to press against; to support; to prop up 拣jiǎn · to choose 拘jū · to capture 拢lǒng · to gather together; to collect 拧níng · to pinch 拖tuō · variant of 拖[tuo1]押yā · to mortgage 拄zhǔ · to lean on 拙zhuō · awkward 挎kuà · to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)挠náo · to scratch 挪nuó · to shift 拼pīn · to piece together; to put together 挖wā · to dig 挨ái · to suffer; to endure

Beyond HSK · 46

扎zā · variant of 紮|扎[za1]打dá · (loanword) dozen 払fǎn · to take 扢gǔ · clean 扛gāng · old variant of 扛[gang1]扪mén · lay hands on 扦qiān · short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc 扫sào · (bound form) a (large) broom 把bà · handle 扳bān · to pull 抃biàn · to applaud 扼è · variant of 扼[e4]抉jué · to pick out 抠kōu · to dig; to pick; to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed)抡lún · to select 抟tuán · to roll up into a ball with one's hands (variant of 團|团[tuan2])折shé · to snap 拗ào · (bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient 抻chēn · to pull 担dàn · picul (100 catties, 50 kg)拂bì · old variant of 弼[bi4]拊fǔ · pat 拉lá · to make a cut in (sth); to slit; to gash; to slash 拎līn · to lift up; to carry in one's hand 抿mǐn · to smooth hair with a wet brush 抹mā · to wipe 拇mǔ · thumb 拈niān · to nip 拚pàn · to strive for 抨pēng · attack 拑qián · pliers 拓tà · to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)挡dàng · to arrange 拱gǒng · to cup one's hands in salute 挢jiǎo · to raise 拮jié · antagonistic 拷kǎo · to beat 拾shè · to ascend in light steps 拭shì · to wipe 拴shuān · to tie up 挞tà · (bound form) to whip; to flog 挝wō · used 老撾|老挝[Lao3 wo1]挟jiā · old variant of 夾|夹[jia1]拶zā · (literary) to force; to coerce 拯zhěng · to raise 拽yè · variant of 曳[ye4]

Frequently asked questions

What does the component 扌 mean?

扌 means "This component represents the hand and appears on the left side of characters related to hand actions". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.

How many Chinese characters contain 扌?

344 characters in this dictionary contain 扌, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.

Is 扌 a radical?

Yes — 扌 is Kangxi radical 64, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.

How many strokes does 扌 have?

扌 is written in 3 strokes.