搦
How to Say
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Meaning: to hold
💡 搦 (nuò) sounds like 'knead'—imagine kneading dough with your hands.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a crowded Beijing market, a vendor skillfully 搦 (nuò) a stack of steaming buns with a bamboo stick, meaning 'to hold or grasp firmly.' This character, with the hand radical 扌, is used in classical texts and modern contexts like 搦笔 (hold a pen). It conveys a sense of secure control, often in writing or martial arts.
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