Memory phrase for the character: 夺

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to seize, to take away forcibly, strive for

duó

Top: big 大, bottom: skillful hand 寸

With a big and skillful hand you can seize or strive/compete for sth.

大	big, huge
寸	skillful hand	Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".

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夺取	duó qǔ	to seize; capture; to wrest control of
争夺	zhēng duó	fight over; contest; vie over
掠夺	lüè duó	to plunder, to rob
剥夺	bō duó	to deprive; to expropriate; to strip (sb of his property)
争分夺秒	zhēng fēn duó miǎo	lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
篡夺	cuàn duó	to usurp; to seize
攫夺	jué duó	to seize; to pillage; to plunder
攫夺	jué duó

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