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摑
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掴
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box one's ears

HSK 10
Human →Actions
guāi
カク
つか.む、つか.まえる、つか.まる
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 國 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 國 country =
摑 box one's ears
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
國 Phonetic component
country
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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
掴 / 摑 [guāi]
to slap; also pr. [guó]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
掌掴 [zhǎng​guāi]
to slap
耳掴子 [ěr​guāi​zi]
slap
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 捕まる [つかまる] #2,107
to be caught
⭐ 掴む [つかむ] #3,024
to seize
鷲掴み [わしづかみ] #17,649
grabbing hold
掴み取る [つかみとる] #22,306
to grasp
掴み [つかみ] #40,465
grip
つかみ所 [つかみどころ] #54,559
point (of a question, story, etc.)
つかまり立ち [つかまりだち] #100,585
standing while holding onto something (of an infant or toddler)
鍋つかみ [なべつかみ] #101,679
pot holder
つかみ取り [つかみどり] #120,364
grabbing a handful (of)
雲をつかむ [くもをつかむ]
to not have a clear picture of the situation