抟
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Meaning: to roll up into a ball with one's hands
💡 Think of 'tuan' as 'twist into a ball' – both start with 't'.
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Character Story & Explanation
抟 (tuán) means 'to roll or twist something into a ball with your hands.' The radical 扌 (hand) hints at the action. It appears in classic texts like the Zhuangzi, where a mythical bird transforms by 'rolling up' water. Today, it's used for kneading dough or shaping clay.
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