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撾
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挝
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to beat

HSK 10
Human →Actions
wō, zhuā
タ、テ、カ
う.つ
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 過 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (撾)
扌 hand (side)+ 過 cross =
撾 to beat
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
過 Phonetic component
cross
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Simplified (挝)
扌 hand (side)+ 过 through =
挝 to beat
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
过 Phonetic component
guò through
pass, pass through, go across
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Chinese
挝 / 撾 [wō]
ancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw
挝 / 撾 [zhuā]
beat
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
老挝 [Lǎo​wō] #21,909
Laos
飞挝 [fēi​wō]
ancient weapon with a tip like a grappling hook, thrown at enemy combatants in order to capture them