The Chinese Radical: 扌

Hanzi-Trainer
Search:
 
 
Meaning
hand    扌

Explanation Simplification of this hand 手

Used in these characters:
打
HSK 1
 to strike, dozen, to beat, to hit
dá, dǎ
 扌 丁
Left: hand 扌, right: a nail 丁
The hand hits the nail with strikes.
热
HSK 1
 hot, heat, to warm up, fervent
rè
 执 扌 丸 灬
Top: grasp, seize 执 (If you get your hand 扌 to that small bead 丸 you grasp it.), bottom: fire 灬 [bead, pill 丸 = A 'nine' 九 needs an additional stroke 丶 to become round like a pill/bead.]
If your hand holds a bead over the fire, it gets really hot.
手
HSK 2
 hand, (formal) to hold
shǒu
 手 扌

Image of a palm with fingers spread and a wrinkle in the palm. (The radical of hand is also depicted as: 扌, 又,爫, or 寸)
找
HSK 2
 to find/seek sb. for a job, to look for, to call on sb
zhǎo
 扌 戈
Left: hand 扌, right: halberd 戈:
(Think of a freelance job) If you want to get your hand on a halberd, you seek a job.
报
HSK 2
 to announce, to inform, report, newspaper
bào
 扌 卩 又
Left: hand 扌, right: bent person 卩 and a further hand 又
About the bent person with two different hands was informed in an announcement.
据
HSK 3
 to occupy, to seize, according to
jū, jù
 扌 居
Left: hand 扌, right: reside, live 居 (Where the buttock 尸 [side view] becomes old 古, he has his residence.)
Where the hand is "living", it wants to: occupy sth.
提
HSK 3
 to carry/hold in a hand (suspended), to lift, to raise
dī, tí
 扌 是 正
Left: hand 扌, right: correct/indeed 是 (The sun 日 is correct 正) [And it is correct 正 to stop 止 at the line 一]
The hand is 'correct' for carrying sth.
担
HSK 3
 to carry on shoulder, to undertake, to take responsibility
dān, dàn
 扌 旦
Left: hand 扌, right: sunrise 旦 (The sun 日 is just above the horizon 一)
The hand has already at sunrise the load carrying on the shoulder.
把
HSK 3
 handle, to hold, contain, grasp, take hold of
bǎ, bà
 扌 巴
Left: hand 扌, right: to hope 巴 (Behind the doorknob 巴 you may hope.)
The hand at the doorknob stands for holding (or handle).
换
HSK 3
 to change, to exchange
huàn
 扌 奂
Left: hand 扌, right: great, brilliant 奂 (shows a woman giving birth; recognizable in traditional form: 換 with: head ⺈, two breasts ハ and spread legs 人)
The hand took the babies at birth and exchanged them.
择
HSK 3
 to select, to choose, to pick
zé, zhái
 扌 圣
Left: hand 扌, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土.)
With your hand you pose vertically over (the desired goods) when: selecting.
接
HSK 3
 to contact with, to connect, to welcome sb., to receive
jiē
 扌 立 女
Left: hand 扌, right: stand 立, woman 女
(Shake) hands and stand up for the woman you want to make contact with.
扫
HSK 3
 to sweep, broom
sǎo, sào
 扌 彐
Left: hand 扌, right: hand /彐, which was simplified from 掃 showing at the right a hand 彐holding a broom 冖巾.
It is the hand that holds the broom: to sweep.
搬
HSK 3
 to transport, to (re-)move, relocate
bān
 扌 般 舟 殳
Left: hand 扌, right: manner, kind 般 (Boat 舟 is built with a battle-axe in the hand 又 in a particular manner.)
Hands are used in a certain manner for the transport.
护
HSK 3
 to protect, guard, shield
hù
 扌 戶
Left: hand 扌, right: door 戸/户 (image of a sliding door with an upper rail)
Like a hand, also a door can: protect.
掉
HSK 4
 to fall, to drop, to lag behind
diào
 扌 卓 卜 早
Left: hand 扌, right: excellent 卓 ([before the day happens:] Fortune telling 卜 early at the morning 早 is excellent.) [卜 = divining = crack in turtle's shell]
(As a support/hold when falling) A hand is excellent, when you fall.
持
HSK 4
 to hold, to grasp, to support, to maintain
chí
 扌 寺
From left: radical for hand 扌, temple 寺 (= Made of earth 土 and built with skillful hands 寸)
Having a hand at the temple gives you a hold.
推
HSK 4
 to push (forward), to pass sth, nominate
tuī
 扌 隹
Left: hand 扌, right: bird 隹
When the hand (touches) a bird, it can push it or pass it on.
招
HSK 4
 to beckon, to recruit, to provoke, contagious
zhāo
 扌 召
Left: hand 扌, right: to call together 召 (... with the sword 刀 and the mouth 口)
Using the hand for calling together is beckoning or recruiting.
授
HSK 4
 to instruct, teach, award, to give
shòu
 扌 受 爫
Left: hand 扌, right: receive 受 (A hand 爫 from above holds a cover 冖, the other hand 又 receives it.)
With the hand, to receive sth. This is an instruction.
批
HSK 4
 to criticize, to ascertain, classifier for batches
pī
 扌 比
Left: hand 扌, right: compare 比 (two sitting persons 匕: compare them)
The hand that compares is criticizing.
按
HSK 4
 to press (with the hand), to push, to control
àn
 扌 安
Left: hand 扌/手, right: peaceful 安 (A woman 女 in the house 宀 makes it peaceful.)
(At a massage) The hand is peaceful, when it is pressing.
举
HSK 4
 to lift, to raise, to hold up, enumerate, choose
jǔ
 兴 扌
Top: flourish 兴 (flowers on a low table ), bottom: hand 扌
Under the table with the flowers is a hand for lifting it.
扬
HSK 4
 to raise, hoist, scattering (in the wind), to flutter
yáng
 扌 易
Left: hand 扌, right simplified from: 昜 (warming sun 日 with rays 勿)
Use your hands to let it shine in the sun: by raising it.
抱
HSK 4
 to hug or embrace, to hold (in arms), surround
bào
 扌 包
Left: hand 扌, right: wrap 包 (self 己 wrapped 勹)
Her hands wrapped me in a hug.
折
HSK 4
 to break (e.g. stick or bone), fracture, loss, discount
shé, zhē, zhé
 折 扌 斤
Left: hand 扌, right: axe 斤
The hand with the axe breaks or causes a loss.
抽
HSK 4
 to pull out, draw out, to remove part of the whole
chōu
 扌 由
Left: hand 扌, right: reason 由 (The sprout/seedling 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)
The hand takes the sprout/seedling 丨 from the field to pull it out.
挂
HSK 4
 to hang (from a hook), link (telephone), to be worried
guà
 扌 圭
Left: hand 扌, right: 圭 (2x earth 土)
The hand needs something elevated, like double piled earth, to hang something.
播
HSK 4
 to sow, to scatter, spread, broadcast
bō
 扌 釆 番
Left: hand 扌, right: foreign 番 (The modified rice 釆 [= rice 米 with accent/emphasis ノ] on the field 田 is foreign.)
The hand puts the emphasized ノ rice (= selected for breeding) on the field when sowing or spreading.
拒
HSK 4
 to resist, to repel, to refuse
jù
 扌 巨
Left: hand 扌, right: huge 巨 (staring eye)
The hand is huge, it will resist.
技
HSK 4
 skill, talent, ability
jì
 扌 支
Left: hand 扌, right: branch 支 (branch/twig 十 and hand 又)
A hand that balances a branch on the hand is skilled.
抬
HSK 4
 to lift, to raise, (of two or more persons) to carry
tái
 扌 台
Left: hand 扌, right: platform, rack 台 (That's the nose 厶 for the mouth 口)
If the hand brings sth. on a platform it has lifted or raised it.
挺
HSK 4
 straight, upright, stand erect, enduring, stiff
tǐng
 扌 廷 廴 壬
Left: hand 扌, right: judicial court 廷 (The movement 廴 of a scholar 士 with hat 壬 [= judge] to the court.)
The hand at the judicial court decides straight and upright.
扰
HSK 4
 to disturb, interference, cause trouble
rǎo
 扌 尤 尢
Left: hand 扌, right: outstanding 尤 (Even though the big 大 person has a broken leg 尢 [= 乚] the emphasis 丶 makes him: outstanding.)
(Particularly talented people often make a mess?) The hand that is special causes a disturbance.
排
HSK 4
 to set in order, a row, a line
pái, pǎi
 扌 非
Left: hand 扌, right: not 非 (two wings 羽 in opposite directions, here: three 三 elements at two rows ||
The hand sets three elements at two rows: in an order.
擦
HSK 4
 rubbing, to wipe, to clean, to polish
cā
 扌 宀 祭
Left: hand 扌, right: investigate 察 (When there is a cover 宀 over the sacrificial 祭 item on the alter 示, it is to be investigated.) [sacrifice = 祭 = The body 月/肉 is put by hand on the altar 示 to sacrifice.]
The hand investigates by rubbing.
拉
HSK 4
 to pull, to drag, to play (string instruments)
lā
 扌 立
Left: hand 扌, right: to stand 立
A hand on which sb. stands is pulled (back), such as a string instrument is pulled /played.
扔
HSK 4
 to throw, to throw away, discard
rēng
 扌 乃
Left: hand 扌, right: therefore/thus 乃 (normally: "pregnancy belly", but here: hand grenade with its body ノ on the left and the safety latch 丂 on the right.)
By hand the grenade is thrown.
拾
HSK 4
 to pick up, to collate or arrange, ten (in finance)
shí
 扌 合
Left: hand 扌, right: fit 合 (The lid on the container 口 is fitting.)
A hand reaches the fitting to pick it up.
扮
HSK 4
 to disguise oneself, to dress up, makeup
bàn
 扌 分
Left: hand 扌(=手), right: part, split 分 (Here: A person 人 with legs 儿 which however go to the left.)
If the hand and the person's legs go to the left, you have disguised yourself.
指
HSK 4
 finger, to point at or to, to indicate
zhǐ
 扌 旨 匕
Left: hand 扌, right top: sitting person 匕, below: sun 日
The hand of a sitting person points at the sun with: its finger.
拍
HSK 5
 to slap, to pat, to clap, racket
pāi
 扌 白
Left: hand 扌, right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.)
("white finger disease" = blood circulatory disorder) The hand is white from (rhythmical) slapping.
操
HSK 5
 to grasp, to hold, to control, to exercise
cāo, cào
 扌 喿 品
Left: hand 扌, right: to gather 喿 (Three mouths 口 [beaks of birds] in a tree 木, where birds: gather.)
The hand is gathering/collecting, when (a lot) is grasped.
括
HSK 5
 to include, to enclose
kuò
 扌 舌
Left: hand 扌, right: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues.)
(At many actions) hands and tongue are included.
投
HSK 5
 to throw, to send, to invest
tóu
 扌 殳
Left: hand 扌, right: 殳 (battle axe in a hand 又)
One hand holds the weapon, the other hand throws it.
描
HSK 5
 depict, to copy, describe, to touch up
miáo
 扌 苗
Left: hand 扌, right: seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.)
(The young shoots all look the same) The hand sets seedlings that copy each other. (= have the same depiction)
挑
HSK 5
 to carry on a shoulder pole, to choose, to nitpick
tiāo, tiǎo
 扌 兆
Left: hand 扌, right: sign, omen 兆 (turtle shell used for divination, but here: ropes || with loads)
By hand and loaded ropes you carry on a shoulder pole.
损
HSK 5
 to damage, injured, to harm, to lose
sǔn
 扌 员
Left: hand 扌, right: member 员/員 (Who has a mouth 口 and money 贝 can become a member.)
The hand of the member is injured.
摸
HSK 5
 to feel with the hand, to touch, to grope
mō
 扌 莫
Left: hand 扌, right: negative, sunset 莫 (The plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset.)) [sunrise is: 旦 or ]
The hand can, after sunset, only feel.
摄
HSK 5
 to take in, to take a photo, to absorb, to assimilate
shè
 扌 聂 耳 双
Left: hand 扌, right: whisper 聂 (To the ear 耳 with both hands 双 and we whisper.)
By a hand or the ear, but (best) use both hands to take sth. in to absorb.
抢
HSK 5
 fight over, to rush, scramble, grab, snatch
qiāng, qiǎng
 扌 仓
Left: hand 扌, right: warehouse 仓 (Here: Person 人 and slumped person 㔾)
The hands of the two persons fight over sth.
摇
HSK 5
 to shake, rock, wag, swing
yáo
 扌 爫 缶
Left: hand 扌, right: hand reaching down 爫, below: can, jar 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵)
The hand reaches downwards to the can, to shake it.
挥
HSK 5
 to wave, to command, to wipe away, disperse
huī
 扌 军
Left: hand 扌/手, right: army, military 军 (.. with camouflaged 冖 vehicles 车/車)
When using a hand for commanding an army, you are waving it.
插
HSK 5
 to insert, stick in, pierce, interfere, interpose
chā
 扌 千 臼
Left: hand 扌, right: 臿 (pestle 千 in mortar 臼 [=it is pressed from both sides E,彐 ])
By hand put the pestle into the mortar: by inserting.
撞
HSK 5
 knock against, ring a bell, meet by accident
zhuàng
 扌 童 里
Left: hand 扌, right: child 童 (is standing 立 in the village 里 [= Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village])
If a hand hits a child, it can only be a random knocking or bumping.
搜
HSK 5
 investigate, to search
sōu
 扌 叟
Left: hand 扌, right: old gentleman 叟 (supports himself with his hands E, 彐 on the stick 丨, which serves as the 3rd hand 又)
With these four hands one stick is investigated.
执
HSK 5
 grasp, seize, to hold in hand, receipt, to execute (a plan)
zhí
 扌 执 丸
Left: hand 扌/手, right: small bead 丸 (A 'nine' 九 needs an additional stroke 丶 to become round like a pill)
If you have a small bead in your hand, you hold it.
抓
HSK 5
 to grab, to catch, to arrest, to scratch
zhuā
 扌 爪
Left: hand 扌, right: claw 爪
The hand becomes a claw when: grabbing or arresting.
扶
HSK 5
 to support with hand, to help sb up
fú
 扌 夫
Left: hand 扌, right: husband 夫 (The big 大 person with the extra-caring arms 一 is the husband.)
The hand of the husband is a support.
挤
HSK 5
 crowded, to squeeze, throng
jǐ
 扌 齐 文
Left: hand 扌, right: be in the same level 齐 (A written text 文 lays flatly on two vertical sticks 丿|, that are in the same level.)
When the hands are on the same level, it is a crowded throng.
控
HSK 5
 to accuse, to charge, to control, to sue
kòng
 扌 穴 工
Left: hand 扌, right: sky 空 (... appears, where a hole 穴 is built 工 in.)
The hand, that built the hole, should be: accused.
抖
HSK 5
 to tremble, to shake out, to reveal
dǒu
 扌 斗
Left: hand 扌, right: measure of volume 斗 (stylized ladle (1 dǒu = 10 l) with sth. in it)
As the hand hold the (heavy) ladle, it began to tremble.
押
HSK 5
 to detain in custody, mortgage, to pawn
yā
 扌 甲
Left: hand 扌, right: shell/armor 甲 (The seedling 丨 cracks its shell/husk 田)
The hand pushes into a "shell" when: detaining.
拼
HSK 5
 to unite, join together, stake all, spell
pīn
 扌 并
Left: hand 扌, right: combine 并 (When coming out 丷 the gate 开 of a buddh. temple you shall be united.)
The hand that combines is: uniting.
握
HSK 5
 to grasp, to hold, to clench (one's fist)
wò
 扌 尸 至
Left: hand 扌, right: house, building 屋 (buttock seen from the side 尸, and: reach 至 [falling arrow 厶 reaching the ground 土])
When the hand has reached the buttocks, it grasps it.
挣
HSK 5
 struggle to get free, throw off, earn (money)
zhēng, zhèng
 扌 争
Left: hand 扌, right: dispute/fight 争 (A bent person ⺈ with stick 亅 in hand looking for a dispute.)
Use your hand in the fight to get free and earn money.
扩
HSK 5
 enlarge (photo), extend, magnify, expand
kuò
 扌 广
Left: hand 扌, right: building 广
Put your hand on the building to enlarge it.
挡
HSK 5
 keep off, to resist, obstruct hinder, to block
dǎng, dàng
 扌 小 彐
Left: hand 扌, right: 当 (=small 小 hand /彐)
With a hand, a small hand is kept off.
拥
HSK 5
 to embrace, to wrap around, throng, swarm
yōng
 扌 用
Left: hand 扌, right: use, employ 用 (A fence 用 can be used.)
The hand is used for embracing.
托
HSK 5
 to trust, to entrust, to hold in one's hand
tuō
 扌 乇
Left: hand 扌, right: 乇 (often: rooted plant, but here: the hand's palm with lines)
If you have sth. in the hand's palm, you got it: entrusted.
拦
HSK 5
 obstruct, to block sb's path, hinder
lán
 扌 兰 羊
Left: hand 扌, right: orchid 兰 (three 三 petals)
The hand is for a backless sheep 羊 an obstruction.
摘
HSK 5
 to pick (flowers, fruit), pluck, take, borrow
zhāi
 扌 帝 古
Left: hand 扌, right: old emperor 啇 (mix of emperor 帝 [He stands 立 and is covered 冖 with cloth 巾] and old 古)
The hand of the old emperor is picking/plucking sth.
披
HSK 5
 to open, to unroll, to drape over one's shoulders
pī
 扌 皮
Left: hand 扌, right: skin 皮 (A hand 又 with a knife 丨 peels off the skin 厂)
The hand peels off the skin and lays it open.
拆
HSK 5
 to tear open, to rip open, to destroy
chāi
 扌 斥 斤
Left: hand 扌, right: blame, accuse 斥 (.. for the notch 丶 in the axe 斤)
The hand must be blamed because it has teared sth. open.
抄
HSK 5
 to make a copy, to plagiarize, to raid, to grab
chāo
 扌 少
Left: hand 扌, right: little 少
If your (own) hand only does a little, you are copying.
拐
HSK 5
 to kidnap/to shanghai, to turn, crutch, cane
guǎi
 扌 另 口 力
Left: hand 扌, right: another 另 (If it doesn't work with words 口, you have to try it with force 力: That's sth. different.)
I feel a hand 扌 over my mouth 口 and a force 力 - I am kidnapped!
捐
HSK 5
 to contribute, taxation, donation, to abandon
juān
 扌 肙 肉
Left: hand 扌/手, right: small worm 肙 (The head 口 is as big as the body 月/肉)
On the hand a small worm, which I contribute as taxation.
摔
HSK 5
 to fall, drop, to throw down, break
shuāi
 扌 率
Left: hand 扌, right: ratio 率 (rotary disks 亠,十 turn threads 糸 into small parts 冫 in that ratio)
The hand creates a ratio (of broken parts), if it lets it fall (& break).
振
HSK 5
 to vibrate, to shake, to flap, to resonate
zhèn
 扌 辰
Left: hand 扌, right: 'early morning' 辰 =image of: plowing (At the field corner 厂 a first line 一 is plowed by the farmer 农.)
Only one hand at the plow lets it: vibrate and shake.
搞
HSK 5
 accomplish, to set up, invigorate
gǎo
 扌 高
Left: hand 扌, right: high 高 (image of a guard tower)
With a hand high as a guard tower, you can accomplish.
捡
HSK 5
 to pick up, to collect, to gather
jiǎn
 扌 佥
Left: Hand 扌, right: together 佥 (person 人 as one 一 with three ツ together, here: as a trashcan 佥 with a lid )
(For a clean city) The hands should that stuff for the trashcan: to pick up.
措
HSK 5
 to handle, to manage, measure, to execute
cuò
 扌 昔
Left: hand 扌, right: old days 昔 (Together 共 in the sun 日 we think of old days.)
By hands in the old days measures were handled and managed.
摆
HSK 5
 to arrange, to exhibit, to move to and from, a pendulum
bǎi
 扌 网 去
Left: hand 扌, right: cease, quit 罢 (In a drag net 罒 [cf. 网] you are left 去 and it will cease) [leave= 去 =Below ground 土 is the nose 厶, which has left]
The hand shall quit with arranging and moving things.
捷
HSK 6
 quick, nimble, prompt, victory, triumph, Czech
jié
 扌 尹
Left: hand 扌, right: 疌 (middle: hand with stick 尹, rest: correct 正) Here: 疌 as part of eyelashes 睫
The hand holding the stick correctly in the hand is quick and will have a victory. OR: A hand being as fast as eyelashes is: quick.
撒
HSK 6
 to let go, to cast, discharge, scatter, sprinkle
sā, sǎ
 扌 共 攴
Left: hand 扌, right: to disperse, scatter 散 (Together 共 in the moonshine 月 to strike 攵/攴 and then disperse.)
When you use your hand to disperse, this means: 'to let go'.
扭
HSK 6
 rotate, turn, twist, wring, sprain
niǔ
 扌 丑
Left: hand 扌, right: ugly 丑 (ugly variation of hand 彐, here: bearing point コ with pivot +)
By hand at the bearing point around the pivot sth. can be rotated.
拨
HSK 6
 to push aside, poke, to allocate (money), to dial
bō
 扌 发
Left: hand 扌, right: to send out 发 (The mountain 山 was drawn by the hand 又 untidy, but [the letter] needs to be sent out.)
When the hands 'sends out', it means: to push.
捉
HSK 6
 to capture, to clutch, to grab
zhuō
 扌 足
Left: hand 扌, right: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止)
You need hands and feet (to run after) for: capturing.
撤
HSK 6
 to remove, to take away, to withdraw
chè
 扌 育 攴
From left: hand 扌, give birth, educate 育 (The new born baby [=child 子 upside down, as head first at birth] has a body 月, that is born and raised), strikes 攵/攴
The hand raises and educates with strikes and then removes/withdraws.
搭
HSK 6
 to put up, build (scaffolding), join
dā
 扌 荅 合
Left: hand 扌, right: 荅 (plant 艹, to fit 合 (The lid on the pot 口)
The hand picks plants, that fit, to build up (sth. like a pagoda 塔)
挖
HSK 6
 to dig, to excavate, to scoop out
wā
 扌 穴 乙
Left: hand 扌, right: 穵 (hole 穴, second 乙 [The number 'two' 二 written quickly, without lifting the pen.])
By hand the hole is made by the two of us: by digging.
掠
HSK 6
 to plunder, loot, to rob
lüè
 扌 京
Left: hand 扌, right: capital 京 (image of a stone lantern)
By hand from the capital the stone lantern is plundered.
拔
HSK 6
 to pull out, pluck, pick, outstanding, to surpass
bá
 扌 友
Left: hand 手, right: 犮 (friend 友 [= They shake hands ,又 because they are friends.] and emphasis 丶)
You need three hands for that 丶, to be pulled out.
携
HSK 6
 to carry, to take along, to bring along, to hold (hands)
xié
 扌 隹 乃
Left: hand 扌, right: 隽 bird 隹, below: 乃 (pregnancy belly in side view; cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃)
The hand holds the bird around the corpus/belly to carry it along.
拖
HSK 6
 to drag, to pull, to trail, to delay, to drag on
tuō
 扌 也
Left: hand 扌, right: 㐌 (person lying down , twisting creature 也 (e.g. snake)
By hand you get a 'straight lying person' from a 'bent creature', when you pull on it.
掩
HSK 6
 to conceal, cover up, surprise
yǎn
 扌 奄 大 电 乚
Left: hand 扌, right: suddenly 奄 (i.e. lightning stroke: The big 大 electricity 电 [= lightning strike] comes suddenly.) [electricity 电 = field 田 with lightning arrester 乚]
The hand makes a sudden movement to conceal sth.
捕
HSK 6
 to catch, to seize, to capture
bǔ
 扌 甫
Left: hand 扌, right: just now 甫 (A hand for holding an item 丶 is what I use/need 用 just now) [to use: 用 = A fence 用 can be used.]
The hand does it just now: To catch! (quick movement)
挨
HSK 6
 adjacent, close to, to endure, in sequence
āi, ái
 扌 矣 厶 矢
Left: Hand 扌, right: end-particle 矣 (If the nose 厶 is hit by an arrow 矢, it is the end.) [arrow 矢 = An arrow ノ in the sky 天]
A hand's width (distance) from the nose was that arrow: That was closely adjacent.
拟
HSK 6
 to plan to, to draft (a plan), to imitate, pseudo-
nǐ
 扌 以
Left: hand 扌, right: to use 以 (The scratch plow レ has cut a plow furrow 丶, which a person 人 uses)
Before your hand is used, it should be planned.
扯
HSK 6
 to tear (cloth), to pull, to chat, gossip
chě
 扌 止
Left: hand 扌, right: to stop 止 (Footprint of a right foot that stops at a line 一)
By hand or a stopped foot you can make things tear.
抹
HSK 6
 to wipe (away), smear, erase, to plaster
mǒ, mò, mā
 扌 末
Left: hand 扌, right: end 末 (The top branch 一 of the tree 木 marks the end)
The hand has an end (namely: the fingertips), which you use to: wipe (away) or smear.
拘
HSK 6
 to arrest, adhere, capture, restrain
jū
 扌 句
Left: hand 扌, right: sentence 句 (= sth. wrapped 勹 out of the mouth 口, Here: a gripping ="wrapping" 勹 hand and another wrist in cross-section 口)
The hand "enwraps" a wrist at the arrest.
扑
HSK 6
 to throw oneself at, to pounce on, devote one's energies
pū
 扌 卜
Left: hand 扌, right: forking of a way 卜
If your hand is at the fork of a way, you can throw yourself in the right direction.
探
HSK 6
 to explore, to search out, to visit
tàn
 扌 穴 木
Left: hand 扌, right: 罙 (var. of hole 穴, tree 木)
The hand in the hole of the tree is exploring.
摊
HSK 6
 to spread out, vendor's stand
tān
 扌 难 又 隹
Left: hand 扌, right: difficult 难 (By hand 又 [to catch] a bird 隹 is difficult)
By hand (to select) is difficult, if it is not spread out.
摧
HSK 6
 to destroy, break, devastate, repress
cuī
 扌 山 隹
Left: hand 扌, right: high mountain 崔 (= mountain 山 only for birds 隹)
(To throw) by hand a "high mountain" on a bird brings destruction.
啦
HSK 6
 Sentence-final particle as exclamation
lā, la
 口 扌 立
Left: mouth 口, right: pull (string instrument) 拉
With my mouth, the hand 扌 and my standpoint 立 I make an exclamation at the sentence-final.
援
HSK 6
 to help, to assist, aid
yuán
 扌 爰 爫
Left: hand 扌, right: to help 爰 (a hand reaches down 爫 to give a rope ノ [with two 二 knots] and another hand 又 takes this help.)
A hand helps to help.
撑
HSK 6
 to support, prop up, maintain, to open/unfurl
chēng
 扌 尚 手
Left: hand 扌, right: palm of the hand 掌 (image of the palm 尚 [= esteem], Hand 手)
The hand can with the palm of the hand: support or prop / push.
挪
HSK 6
 to shift, to move
nuó
 扌 那
Left: hand 手, right: this/that/before 那 (A double- 二 edged sword 刀 in the village ⻏, what means this?)
By hand this can be shifted.
抗
HSK 6
 to resist, to fight, to defy, anti-
kàng
 扌 亢
Left: hand 扌, right: overbearing 亢 (image of the navigator 亢 from navigation 航 as a sturdy person with a broad neck)
With the hands, the person with the broad neck will resist.
掘
HSK 6
 dig, excavate
jué
 扌 屈
Left: hand 扌, right: stoop/crouch 屈 (The buttock 尸 [= butt's crack] comes out 出 when crouching. = "plumber's crack or smile")
You use your hands and you are crouched, when: digging.
掏
HSK 6
 to fish out (from pocket), to scoop
tāo
 扌 匋 勹 缶
Left: hand 扌, right: package 匋 (wrap 勹, can 缶 [lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵 ])
You need your hand for something packed, to fish it out from your pocket.
挽
HSK 6
 to pull, draw (a cart or a bow), lead (an animal), to coil
wǎn
 扌 免
Left: hand 扌, right: avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿, but without tail 丶) [cf.exchange 换]
From this hand is no escape because it is pulling and leading you.
拓
HSK 6
 land clearing, to develop, to expand, open up (land)
tà, tuò
 扌 石
Left: hand 扌, right: stone 石
The hand (removes) stones at the: land clearing.
扣
HSK 6
 button, buckle, to fasten, discount (money), to cover
kòu
 扌 口
Left: hand 扌, right: mouth 口 (here: buttonhole)
With the hand at the buttonhole you can button or draw your discount.
捧
HSK 6
 to hold up with both hands, to clasp, flatter
pěng
 扌 奉
Left: hand 扌, right: hand over respectfully 奉 (Three 三 persons 人 stretch out hand 扌,手 respectfully for the offering.)
When hands are handing over sth., they hold it up.
搏
HSK 6
 fight, combat, seize
bó
 扌 尃
Left: hand 扌, right: to announce 尃 (just now 甫 with skillful hand 寸)
Use the hand just now with skillful hands to fight.
拢
HSK 6
 to gather together, collect, sum up
lǒng
 扌 龙
Left: Hand 扌, right: dragon 龙 (The outstanding 丶 person 尢/尤 has a broken leg 乚 with a dragon ノ)
(From the standpoint of a beetle) The hand resembles a dragon when it gathers.
擅
HSK 6
 without authority, to usurp, to monopolize, to be good at
shàn
 扌 亠 回 旦
Left: hand 扌, right: 亶 (cover 亠, rotate 回, sun rise 旦)
(A rotatable blind [= jalousie] at the window) The hand that turns the cover, before the sunrise, does this: unauthorized.
搁
HSK 6
 to place, to put aside, to shelve
gē
 扌 门 各
Left: hand 扌, right: pavilion 阁 (Behind the gate 门 everybody 各 has his pavilion.)
By hand they direct you in the pavilion to: your place.
挫
HSK 6
 obstructed, to fail, oppress / repress, defeat, frustration
cuò
 扌 坐
Left: hand 扌, right: to sit 坐 (Two persons 人 sit on the earth 土) [cf. seat 座]
The hand on which he sat, became obstructed and this made him fail.
掀
HSK 6
 to lift (a lid), to rock, to convulse
xiān
 扌 斤 欠
Left: to break 折 (The hand 扌with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth) (cf. happy 欣)
It will break, if it has a lack/deficiency and you try: to lift it.
捏
HSK 6
 to pick with fingers, falsify, to make up, to knead
niē
 扌
Left: hand 扌, right: sun 日 (Here: thumb and index finger pressing against each other), Earth 土
If a hand has some earth between its fingers, it has picked it up.
抵
HSK 6
 to press against, to prop up, to resist, balance
dǐ
 扌 氏
Left: hand 扌, right: foundation 氐 (family 氏 is at the "bottom" _ sitting on the floor) [Family 氏 = A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with "Plus +" as multiplier makes a family.]
A hand pushing against the 'floor', when propping up (= pressing against).
揭
HSK 6
 to unmask, divulge, to take the lid off, to expose
jiē
 扌 曷
Left: hand 扌, right: interrogation 曷 (= The mouth with tongue 日 enwraps 勹 the person 人 in the corner at the interrogation.)
The hand during an interrogation will unmask sth.
捞
HSK 6
 to fish up, to dredge up
lāo
 扌 力
Left: hand 扌, right: to struggle 劳 (To transform the growing plants 艹 into a flat top layer 冖 requires strength 力 and a struggle.)
By hand, it is a struggle to fish up sth.
垫
HSK 6
 mat, mattress, pad, cushion
diàn
 执 土 扌 丸
Top: grasp, seize 执 (If you get your hand 扌to that small bead 丸 you grasp it.), bottom: earth 土
By hand the beads/pills (are spread) to form: a mattress.
掷
HSK 6
 to toss, to throw dice
zhì
 扌 丷 天 ⻏
Left: hand 扌, right: serious, solemn 郑 (If the mountain pass 丷 in the sky 天 is closed 关, for the village ⻏ this will be: serious.)
By hand out of 丷 into the sky over the village it was tossed.
抛
HSK 6
 to throw, toss, fling, cast, abandon
pāo
 扌 九 力
From left: hand 扌, variation of nine 九, force 力
In the hand you need nine-fold force for throwing.
捆
HSK 6
 to tie together, bundle, a bunch
kǔn
 扌 囗 木 束
Left: hand 扌, right: surrounded, distress 困 (By the enclosure 囗 the tree 木 is in distress)
The hand "surrounds" sth, if it ties together as a bundle.
搅
HSK 6
 to disturb, to annoy, to mix, to stir
jiǎo
 扌 见
Left: hand 扌, right: awake 觉 (When the light beams fall through the cover 冖 on your seeing 见/見 eyes 目 you awake from sleep)
A hand, that just awakes, disturbs.
拙
HSK 6
 clumsy, awkward, dull, inelegant, (polite) my
zhuó
 扌 出
Left: hand 扌, right: come/go out 出 (Two mountains 山 coming out one after the other)
(i.e. at a traditional robe:) If a hand comes out, it looks clumsy and awkward.
捣
HSK 6
 to smash, crush, destroy, attack, stir
dǎo
 扌 鳥 山
Left: hand 扌, right: island 岛 (What (only) a bird 鸟/鳥 can reach, with a mountain 山 is an island.)
If a hand hits on a bird in a mountain-like way, it will be smashed.
挠
HSK 6
 to scratch, to thwart, to yield
náo
 扌 尧
Left: hand 扌, right: Emperor Tang Yao 尧 (var. of halberd 戈 and table )
In his hand he had a halberd and made on the table: a scratch.
搂
HSK 6
 to gather, to collect, solicit, embrace
lōu, lǒu
 扌 娄
Left: hand 扌, right: to collect 娄 (Rice grains 米 are by women 女 been: collected.)
The hands collect when gathering.
抚
HSK 6
 to caress, console, comfort, to stroke
fǔ
 扌 无
Left: hand 扌, right: denial 无 (legs 儿 crossed out twice 二)
With your hand twice 二 over the legs 儿, when: caressing.
揉
HSK 6
 to knead, to massage, to rub
róu
 扌 矛 木
Left: hand 扌, right: soft, flexible 柔 (A spear 矛 from the upper part of a tree 木 is soft&flexible)
The hand makes it soft and flexible when kneading at the massage.
撇
HSK 6
 to throw away, to discard, to fling aside
piē, piě
 扌 敝
Left: hand 扌, right: shabby, (humble) I 敝 (The cloth 巾 is hit/smashed 攵 into four pieces and then as shabby as I am.)
In the hand is the shabby, which is thrown away.
拣
HSK 6
 to choose, to pick up, to sort out
jiǎn
 扌 東
Left: hand 扌, right: variant from the east 东/東 (The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.)
(First come = free choice) The hand that comes first in the morning (=the sun still behind the trees) can choose.
撼
HSK 6
 to shake, to vibrate
hàn
 扌 咸 心 戎
Left: hand 扌, right: feelings 感 (= a salty 咸 heart 心 is a feeling) [salty 咸 = The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty]
In the hand you have a feeling for: vibrations / a shaking.
扛
HSK 6
 carry on one's shoulder, to raise aloft with both hands
gāng, káng
 扌 工
Left: hand 扌, right: work(er) 工
By hand, the worker has to carry on his shoulders.
挚
HSK 6
 sincere, cordial
zhì
 执 手 扌 丸
Top: grasp, seize 执 (If you get your hand 扌to that small bead 丸 you grasp it.), bottom: hand 手
If you have grasped it with your (whole) hand, then it is sincere.
抒
HSK 6
 to express (emotions), to pour out, to relieve
shū
 扌 予
Left: hand 扌, right: give, bestow 予 (The bent person マ has a nail 丁 to give.)
A hand can give to express sth.
扎
HSK 6
 to tie, to bind, bundle, to prick, penetrating
zā, zhā, zhá
 扌 乚
Left: hand 扌, right: hook 乚
In the hand is a hook for tying up or pricking.
搓
HSK 6
 to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
cuō
 扌 差
Left: hand 扌, right: difference 差 (A sheep 羊 with a bent ノ leg and a craftsman 工 have a difference.)
In your hand you have (wool from) the sheep and it is work (when spinning) to rub or twist it.
扒
HSK 6
 to cling to, hold on to, push aside, strip off, rake up
bā, pá
 扌 爪 八
Left: hand 扌, right: eight 八, (here variant of: grab/catch 抓 [The hand 扌 as a claw 爪 for: grabbing or arresting]
The hand is claw-like for: clinging or holding.
拧
HSK 6
 to pinch, wring, stubborn, mistake
níng, nǐng, nìng
 扌 宁 丁
Left: hand 扌, right: peace, calm 宁 (If the roof 宀 is built with nails 丁, you have your peace.)
If the hand is covering 宀 and acts like a nail, it pinches.
拽
HSK 6
 to drag, pull, to throw, haul, to fling
zhuāi, zhuài, yè
 扌
Left: hand 扌, right: to drag 曳 (A [deformed] person 人 with a heavy load 日 on the shoulders who is dragging or pulling.)
A hand of the draging person, is: draging or pulling.
捍
HSK 6
 ward off (a blow)
hàn
 扌 日 干
Left: hand 扌, right: drought 旱 (The sun 日 has dried 干.)
By hand the drought is warded off.
搀
HSK 6
 to assist by the arm, to support, sustain
chān
 扌 免 冫
Left hand 扌, right: avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿), two strokes 丶丶but without tail 丶)
The hand that leads you like a rabbit over the ice 冫: assists you by an arm.
掐
HSK 6
 to pick (flowers), to pinch, to clutch
qiā
 扌 臽
Left: hand 扌, right: pitfall 臽 (falling person ⺈ over a pit trap 臼)
The hand acts like a "pitfall" when picking sth. or pinching.
抑
HSK 6
 press down, restrain, restrict, suppress, or
yì
 扌 卬 卵 卯 卩
Left: hand 扌, right: 卬 ([at the left] an odd person 人 bowing down 卩 deeply [at the right])
The hand that makes an 'odd' person to 'bow down deeply' is: repressing or restraining.
揍
HSK 6
 to beat up, to break to pieces
zòu
 扌 天
Left: hand 扌, right: make music 奏 (Three 三 persons 人 perform 'heaven-like' 天 music.)
As if "the hand is making music", it is when you are beating up sb.
攒
HSK 6
 to bring together, collect, hoard, accumulate, save
cuán, zǎn
 扌 先 贝
Left: hand 扌, right: to praise, endorse 赞 (Foremost 先先 with money 贝 payments, one can praise and endorse.)
That hand is praised, that brings together.
拌
HSK 6
 to mix, to mix in, to toss (a salad)
bàn
 扌 半
Left: hand 扌, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
The hand needs to halve before mixing.
捎
HSK 6
 to deliver, to bring sth to sb
shāo
 扌 肖
Left: hand 手, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
In his hand is a small body/object to: deliver.
拄
HSK 6
 to lean on, to prop on
zhǔ
 扌 主
Left: hand 扌, right: master, owner 主 (I emphasize 丶, the king 王 is the master.)
The hand serves as a master, when you lean on it.
挎
HSK 6
 to carry (over the arm, shoulder or side)
kuà
 扌 夸 咢
Left: hand 扌, right: boast 夸 (With part of jaw 咢 [=two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂], such that your big/extreme 太 jaw 丂 is boasting.)
The hand can boast, when a carrying a load over the arm.
拯
no HSK
 rescue, save, to raise, to aid, to support
zhěng
 扌 乛 水
Left: hand 扌, right: deputy, assist, rescue 丞 (The strokes at top 乛 and bottom 一 give for the water the channel of (freedom of action) that the deputy has.)
A hand takes you out of the water-channel when rescuing.
揽
no HSK
 to seize, to grasp, to take hold of, monopolize
lǎn
 扌 览 见
Left: hand 扌, right: to look at 览 (The cut 刂 bamboo 竹 is what I am looking 见/見 at.)
The hand wants the cut bamboo, which he saw and: seizes it.
啪
no HSK
 (sound) bang
pā
 口 扌 白
Left: mouth 口, right: to slap, to pat 拍 (The hand 扌 is white 白 from slapping)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) of a slap is: bang!
挟
no HSK
 to coerce, to clasp under the arm
xié
 扌 夹
Left: hand 扌 right: squeezed in 夹 (A husband 夫 between persons 丷 (=人) is squeezed; cf. 挾)
A hand that is squeezed in, is "coercing".
擒
no HSK
 to capture, catch, seize, arrest
qín
 扌 禸 㐫 离
Left hand 扌, right: poultry 禽 (The image of a chicken coop with a ladder 禸 stands: for poultry)
By hand the poultry can be: captured.
扼
no HSK
 to grip forcefully, clutch at, control, to hold
è
 扌 厄
Left: hand 扌, right: distress 厄 (below the cliff 厂 a crouching person 㔾 is in distress)
A hand in distress will grip forcefully.
拚
no HSK
 to reject, to disregard
pàn, pīn
 扌 厶 廾
Left: hand 扌, right: 弁 (nose 厶, two hands 廾)
The hand is used to cover the nose with the hands and this means: rejection.
拇
no HSK
 thumb, big toe
mǔ
 扌 母
Left: hand 扌, right: mother 母 (= woman 女 with emphasized, swollen bosom : when breast-feeding)
At the hand it is seen as the 'mother', the: thumb.
揣
no HSK
 to hold sth. with yourself, to guess, surmise
chuāi, chuài
 扌 耑
Left: Hand 扌, right: concentrated 耑 (like a mountain 山 of beards 而)
The hand is concentrated, if it holds something with it.
揪
no HSK
 to seize, to clutch, to hold tight, to grip
jiū
 扌 秋
Left: hand 扌, right: autumn 秋 (when the rice plants 禾 are on fire 火)
(In autumn you have to collect for the winter) The hand in autumn seizes.
捂
no HSK
 to cover, to seal, to muffle, to resist
wǔ
 扌 吾
Left: hand 扌, right: I, my 吾
The hand of mine can cover or resist.
扳
no HSK
 to pull, to draw out, to turn
bān, pān
 扌 反
Left: hand 扌, right: contrary 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing)
The hand does sth. contrary when: pulling or turning.
拴
no HSK
 to tie up
shuān
 扌 全
Left: hand 手, right: all 全 (The person 人 of the king 王 means all.)
(against theft) By hand everything is tied up.
撰
no HSK
 to compose, to compile, write
zhuàn
 扌 己 共
Left: hand 扌, right: 巽 (self 己, together 共)
By hand things which were 'each themselves' (= words) are made into a: 'together' (= a composition), when: composing.
拷
no HSK
 to beat, to flog, to copy
kǎo
 扌 考 耂 丂
Left: hand 扌, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.)
The hand should (first) check, before it beats.
拱
no HSK
 to cup one's hands in salute, to surround to arch
gǒng
 扌 共
Left: hand 扌, right: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together)
Both hands together can cup against for surrounding sth.
掺
no HSK
 to mix, to blend, to grasp
chān, shǎn
 扌 参
Left: hand 扌, right: participate 参 (Where the simplified woman 厶 with the big 大 hair 彡 is, I like to participate.)
A hand that participates is: mixing.
拭
no HSK
 to wipe away stains with cloth, to clean
shì
 扌 式
Left: hand 扌, right: type/style 式 (Craftsmen 工 make sabers 弋 in their (preferred) type.)
The hand has a good style if it wipes stains away.
捅
no HSK
 to poke through
tǒng
 扌 甬
Left: hand 扌, right: 甬 (bent person マ, use/usage 用 [A fence 用 can be used.]).
The hand at the bent person is needed, when poking.
拎
no HSK
 to hold, lift, to carry in one's hand, to take
līn, līng
 扌 令
Left: hand 扌, right: order, command 令 (A lid on the bent person卩, was ordered)
When the hand is ordered, it: holds.
抨
no HSK
 attack, impeach
pēng
 扌 平
Left: hand 扌, right: flat, equal 平 (= image of a scales)
(When striking a clout/slap in the face) The hand is flat (open) at this attack.
攘
no HSK
 to reject or resist, to seize, to perturb, to steal
rǎng
 扌 襄
Left: hand 扌, right: to help, assist 襄 (For covering 亠 both [=two pieces 口] wells 井 with cloth 衣, I need help!)
The hand can help because it can resist.
搔
no HSK
 to scratch, to disturb
sāo
 扌 叉 虫
Left: hand 扌, right: 蚤 (fork 叉, insect 虫)
The hand that pricks like a hand 又 with a fork 丶 or like an insect, causes: a scratch.
掳
no HSK
 to capture, to seize
lǔ
 扌 虍 力
Left: hand 扌, right: capture, seize 虏 (With a tiger 虍 you need force 力 to capture it.)
The hand: captures.
捻
no HSK
 twirl (in the fingers)
niǎn
 扌 今 心
Left: Hand 扌, right: remembrance 念 (now 今 with the heart 心 to remember)
The hand remembers how to twirl.
捶
no HSK
 beat with the fist, to hammer, to cudgel
chuí
 扌 垂
Left: hand 扌, right: hang (down), droop 垂 (a vehicle 車 with a loose tire that almost drops off)
The hand hangs (or moves) downwards, when: beating with the fist.
撮
no HSK
 to bring together, to shovel a heap, to gather
cuō
 扌 日 取
Left: hand 扌, right: most, extremely 最 (The sun 日 takes/captures 取 [with its shine] mostly the extreme. [to take 取 = at the ear 耳 by hand 又]
The hand captures sth. extreme, when bringing things together.
揖
no HSK
 to greet by raising clasped hands
yī
 扌 口 耳
Left: hand 扌, right: 咠 (mouth 口 and ear 耳)
You clasp the hands, speak (= 口) and hear: when greeting.
撩
no HSK
 to lift/pull up (cloth, sleeve), to tease, to provoke
liāo, liáo
 扌 尞
Left: hand 扌, right: 尞 (big 大, out of 丷, day 日 here: 日 as the torso of a body), small 小)
With my hand I can pull up the sleeves 丷 of a jacket 大 over the body 日, as well as the pants ハ over the legs 亅, that is: pulling up.
拂
no HSK
 to brush away, shake off
fú
 扌 弗
Left: hand 扌, right: denial 弗 (A bow 弓 with two strings || is to be denied.)
The hand that "denies" brushes away.
抉
no HSK
 to pick out, to single out
jué
 扌 夬 央
Left: hand: 扌/手, right: 夬 (a person 人 with a backpack コ)
(When carrying this way, you have your hands free:) The hand of the person with the backpack still can: pick out / select.
撬
no HSK
 to pry open, to lever open, to lift
qiào
 扌 毛
Left: hand 扌/手, right: triple hair 毛
The hand that makes one hair into two hair has pried open.
拈
no HSK
 to grasp with fingers, to nip, to draw lots
niān
 扌 占
Left: hand 扌, right: fortune telling, to occupy 占 (Here: The stick 卜 is firm in the gripping 口 hand.)
When the hand is occupying, it grasps with the fingers.
拗
no HSK
 break in two, to defy, disobey, stubborn, obstinate
ào, ǎo, niù
 扌 幺 力
Left: hand 扌, right: infant 幼 (A thread 幺/糸 with the strength 力 of an infant.)
The hand of an infant: breaks things.
揩
no HSK
 to rub and wipe, to dust, to clean
kāi
 扌 皆
Left: hand 扌, right: all, everything 皆 (I compare 比 but the rays ノ of the sun 日 make it white 白: all & everything!)
By hand everything can be wiped away.
搐
no HSK
 cramp, spasm, convulsion, twitch
chù
 扌 玄 田
Left: hand 扌, right: mysterious 玄 (part of magnet: 磁, where an upper bracket 艹 holds threads 玄 with hanging stones 石 that are mysterious) and field 田
When the hand contracts mysteriously to a fist 田, it is: a cramp.
擂
no HSK
 beat, hit, to grind, to beat (a drum)
léi, lèi, lēi
 扌 雨 田
Left: hand 扌, right: thunder 雷 (Rain 雨 falls on the fields 田 amidst thunder.)
A hand like a thunder, when: beating.
攫
no HSK
 to seize, to snatch, to grab
jué
 扌 目 隹 又
Left: hand 扌, right: 矍 (2x eye 目, to seize 隻 [... a bird 隹 by hand 又])
You need your hand and both eyes when seizing a bird with your hand: The seizing.
挝
no HSK
 beat, to strike
zhuā
 扌 辶 寸
Left: hand 扌, right: to pass through 过 (A movement 辶 of the skillful hand 寸 and you passed through.)
A hand can pass through, if it beats.
抿
no HSK
 to smooth, purse up (lips)
mǐn
 扌 民 氏
Left: hand 扌, right: people, nation 民 (several times 'family' 氏 behind each others as multiplier for the people.)
A hand that forms (families into) a people: smoothes.
箍
no HSK
 hoop, to bind with hoops, to tie around
gū
 竹 扌
Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: hand 扌, 匝 (enclosure 匚, cloth 巾)
Take bamboo (bent as a ring) and by hand make a cover of cloth to get a hoop.
摒
no HSK
 to discard, to get rid of
bìng
 扌 尸 并
Left: hand 扌, right: reject 屏 (That the buttocks 尸 combine 并 is to be rejected) [并= When you are coming out 丷 of the open temple's gate 开, you shall be combined/united. 并]
When the hand is rejecting, it discards to get rid of it.
撵
no HSK
 to expel, to oust
niǎn
 扌 夫 车
Left: hand 扌, right: 辇 (2x husband 夫 and vehicle 车/車
A hand (pushes) the gay couple (=2 husbands) on a vehicle, because they are expelled.
撂
no HSK
 to put down, to leave behind, to abandon or discard
liào
 扌 田 各
Left: hand 扌, right: field 田, every 各 (Sitting cross-legged 夂 on a cushion 口 does everybody.)
When the hands are in the field (at work), then everyone will (in the evening) put this down.
攥
no HSK
 to hold, to grip, to grasp
zuàn
 扌 算 糸
Left: hand 扌, right: to compile, edit 纂 (You have to calculate 算 and need threads 糸, when: compiling [e.g. deliveries])
The hand that compiles, has a hold on it.
捺
no HSK
 (downwards-right concave character stroke), press down firmly
nà
 扌 大 示
Left: hand 扌, right: what, how can one help 奈
The hand has sth. big 大 to show 示: It's this downward-stroke.
掖
no HSK
 to tuck (into a pocket), to hide, to conceal
yē
 扌 夜
Left: hand 扌, right: night 夜 (On the roof 亠 is a person 亻/人 watching the moon 月 during the night.)
If the hand is in the 'night' it was tucked (into a pocket).
抡
no HSK
 whirl (one's arm), select
lūn, lún
 扌 仑
Left: hand 扌, right: arrange, set up 仑 (When a person 人 changes into a sitting person 匕, it is well arranged.)
A hand is well arranged when it: whirls around.
擞
no HSK
 trembling, shake
sǒu
 扌 娄 攴
Left: hand 扌, right: to count, to enumerate 数 (Rice 米 seeds for a woman 女 with a stick 卜 in a hand 又 to count them.)
A hand that counts is trembling.
撸
no HSK
 to reprimand, to fire (an employee), to rub
lū
 扌 鲁 魚
Left: hand 扌, right: stupid, clumsy 鲁 (Putting the fish 鱼/魚 in the sun 日 is stupid and clumsy.)
The hand that is stupid is reprimanded.

Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning.
折 执 手 干

At the page you get the memory phrases for learning the Chinese Hanzi. If you are learning the Japanese kanji, please follow this link.

List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Hanzi-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer