Memory phrase for the character: 掣

掣

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Meaning

to pull, to draw, to pull back, to withdraw

Pronunciation

chè

Explanation

 Top: system, to control 制 (A cow 牛 wrapped in cloth 巾 and with a knife刂: what a system), bottom: hand 手

Mnemonic
 
The 'system' of the hand serves: to pull.

Radicals

手 handImage of a hand with fingers sticking out




 Vocabulary

风驰电掣 fēng chí diàn chè  fast as lightning
锁掣 suǒ chè  catch (of a lock)
牵掣 qiān chè  to impede; to hold up
牵掣 qiān chè  

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