擣
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Meaning: stir
💡 Stir the 'hand' (扌) with 'longevity' (壽) to remember 擣.
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Character Story & Explanation
擣 (dǎo) means 'to stir' or 'to pound', originally referring to beating or mixing in a mortar. It appears in classical texts like the Book of Songs, where it describes pounding herbs or grains. The character combines the hand radical 扌 with a phonetic component 壽 (shòu, 'longevity'). In modern usage, it is often replaced by 搗 (dǎo) with the same meaning, but 擣 retains a literary flavor.
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