攫
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Meaning: to seize
💡 Imagine a hand (扌) grabbing (攫) a bird (矍) by the claws.
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Character Story & Explanation
攫 (jué) means 'to seize' or 'to grab', often with force or greed. It appears in idioms like 攫为己有 (to seize for oneself) and 攫取 (to plunder). The radical 扌 (hand) hints at the action, while the right part 矍 (a variant of 瞿) originally depicted a bird with alert eyes, suggesting swiftness. Historically, 攫 was used in legal texts for confiscation, but today it carries a negative connotation of predatory grabbing.
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