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攥

zuàn

to hold, to grip, to grasp

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 纂 provides pronunciation

HSK 23 strokes Uncommon (39%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

to edit, to compile; to tie a knot

⿰扌纂 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

zuǎn

纂

to edit, to compile; to tie a knot

🔤 Pictophonetic: 糸 (thread) provides meaning, 算 provides pronunciation

20 strokes

suàn

算

to calculate, to count; to figure, to plan

💡 Ideographic: A bamboo ⺮ abacus 具

14 strokes HSK 3

zhú

⺮

bamboo; flute

📷 Pictographic: Two stalks of bamboo; see 竹

6 strokes

jù

具

tool, implement; to draw up, to write

💡 Ideographic: Two hands 八 writing on a tablet 目

8 strokes HSK 4

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

⿱一八

Radical component

mì

糸

silk; thread

📷 Pictographic: A twisted strand of silk

6 strokes

yāo

幺

one; tiny, small

3 strokes

xiǎo

小

small, tiny, insignificant

💡 Ideographic: Dividing 八 by a line 亅

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 攥 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

攥 ↗

zuàn

to hold / to grip / to grasp

zuàn

攥 ↗

to hold / to grip / to grasp