挐
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Meaning: to apprehend
💡 Imagine a hand (扌) grabbing a slave (奴) — apprehend!
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Character Story & Explanation
挐 (ná) means 'to apprehend' or 'to seize'. It combines the hand radical (扌) with 奴 (nú, slave), suggesting grabbing a person. Rare in modern Chinese, it appears in classical texts like the Zhuangzi for catching fish or birds. Its usage conveys a forceful capture.
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