搠
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Meaning: daub
💡 Imagine a hand (扌) smearing fresh paint under the new moon (朔).
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Character Story & Explanation
搠 (shuò) means 'to daub' or 'to smear', often referring to applying paint, mud, or paste onto a surface. It combines the hand radical 扌 with 朔 (new moon), hinting at the action of spreading something fresh. Unlike Western equivalents like 'daub' which may imply clumsiness, 搠 is neutral, used in contexts like plastering walls or applying makeup. It appears in classical literature, such as in the novel 'Water Margin'.
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