攥
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Meaning: to hold
💡 Imagine your hand (扌) tightly gathering (纂) a fistful of sand.
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Character Story & Explanation
The character 攥 (zuàn) depicts the action of gripping tightly in one's hand. Its radical 扌 (hand) combined with the phonetic component 纂 (zuǎn, meaning 'compile' or 'gather') suggests the idea of gathering fingers together to hold something firmly. In ancient contexts, it often referred to grasping a weapon or tool securely. Today, it is used for physically holding objects like a fistful of coins or metaphorically for retaining power or resources.
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