Spot 扌
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Meaning clue
扌 component
shǒu · hand; action
A side form of 手 used in characters involving hand actions, handling, pushing, pulling, or taking.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 扌
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Use the meaning clue
Use 扌 to guess the broad meaning area: hand; action.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue扌Meaning clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Imagine the hand action, then use the other part to distinguish the exact verb.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 扌 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
我=
+戈
把=
+巴
才=
找=
+戈
打=
+丁
搞=
+高
接=
+妾
拉=
+立
掉=
+卓
拍=
+白
换=
+奂
指=
+旨
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HSK 3.0 · L2打车dǎchēto take a taxi
HSK 3.0 · L2打开dǎkāito open
HSK 3.0 · L2把bǎto hold
HSK 3.0 · L3搬bānto move
HSK 3.0 · L3搬家bānjiāto move house
HSK 3.0 · L3报纸bàozhǐnewspaper
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