揸
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Meaning: to stretch fingers out
💡 Imagine stretching your fingers to grab a 'car' (with hand radical).
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Character Story & Explanation
揸 (zhā) combines the hand radical 扌 with 查 (examine). Its basic meaning is 'to stretch fingers out' as when grasping or holding something. In Cantonese slang, 揸车 means 'to drive a car' (literally 'grip the car'). The character evokes the action of opening one's hand to take hold of an object.
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