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揣
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conjecture

HSK 7
Human →Actions →Change
chuāi
シ、スイ、タン
はか.る
취, 타
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 耑 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 耑 specialized =
揣 conjecture
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
耑 Phonetic component
duān specialized
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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
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
揣
Regular
Modern
Chinese
揣 [chuāi]
to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuǎi]
揣 [chuǎi]
to estimate; to guess; to figure; to surmise
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
揣测 [chuǎi​cè] #24,204
to guess
揣测 [chuǎi​cè] #24,204
to guess
揣摩 [chuǎi​mó] #29,555
to analyze
揣度 [chuǎi​duó] #54,211
to estimate
揣想 [chuǎi​xiǎng] #61,478
to conjecture
不揣冒昧 [bù​chuǎi​mào​mèi] #61,657
to venture to
囊揣 [nāng​chuài]
soft, fat meat of pig's belly
悬揣 [xuán​chuǎi]
to speculate
悬揣 [xuán​chuǎi]
to speculate
揣在怀里 [chuāi​zài​huái​lǐ]
to tuck into one's bosom
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)
揣摩 [しま] #153,405
conjecture
揣摩臆測 [しまおくそく] #163,705
conjectures and surmises