揌
How to Say
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Meaning: to shake
💡 揌 sounds like 'sigh' – imagine sighing as you shake a heavy tree.
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Character Story & Explanation
In rural China, farmers use 揌 (sāi) to describe shaking a fruit tree to dislodge ripe fruit. The character combines hand radical 扌 with 思 (thought), but here it specifically means a quick, forceful shake. Unlike 摇 (yáo) for gentle swaying, 揌 implies a vigorous action, often used in agricultural contexts or colloquially for shaking someone awake.
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