扌
扌 Component (扌)
The 扌 component (扌) is one of the most common building blocks in Chinese characters. In Chinese, components serve different roles: semantic elements contribute meaning, phonetic elements suggest pronunciation, and structural elements provide the character's framework. It primarily serves as a semantic element, contributing meaning related to 扌 and associated concepts to the characters where it appears. It typically appears on the left side of a character. 185 characters: 3 in HSK 1, 15 in HSK 3, 24 in HSK 4, 37 in HSK 5, 29 in HSK 6, 72 in HSK 7-9, 5 outside the HSK syllabus. Components are identified through character decomposition analysis.
Radical vs. Component: 扌 is also a Kangxi radical (hand). As a radical, it classifies characters in dictionaries. As a component, it appears as a building block contributing meaning, sound, or structure. For radical-specific details, see the 扌 Radical (扌) page.
扌 Component at a Glance
| Total Characters | 185 |
|---|---|
| Primary Role | Semantic (meaning) |
| Typical Position | left side |
| Most Common HSK Level | HSK 7-9 (72 characters) |
| Avg. Character Strokes | 10 |
| Also a Kangxi Radical? | Yes — view radical page |
All 扌 Component Characters
HSK 1 (3 characters)
HSK 3 (15 characters)
把bǎto hold, measure word换huànto change, to exchange接jiēto receive, to connect报bàoto report, newspaper提títo lift, to mention持chíto hold, to maintain担dānto carry, to undertake护hùto protect才cáiability据jùaccording to择zéto select搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom)挺tǐngstraight拍pāito pat
HSK 4 (24 characters)
推tuīto push拉lāto pull指zhǐfinger, point招zhāoto recruit, 招手技jìskill, technique排páiarrange, row掉diàoto fall, to drop按ànto press, according to播bō(bound form) to sow (seeds)举jǔto lift抬táito lift扔rēngto throw擦cāto rub批pīto ascertain拒jùto resist挂guàto hang抱bàoto hold操cāoto grasp授shòu(bound form) to confer扬yángto raise折zhéto break扰rǎoto disturb摄shè(bound form) to take in拾shíto pick up
HSK 5 (37 characters)
投tóuto throw, to invest抓zhuāto grab, to catch扩kuòto expand执zhíto execute (a plan)拥yōngto hold in one's arms拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc挤jǐto crowd in挥huīto wave损sǔnto decrease控kòngto control描miáoto depict插chāto insert握wòto hold摇yáoto shake摸mōto feel with the hand撞zhuàngto knock against抽chōuto draw out措cuòto handle括kuò(bound form) to tie up挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole扮bànto disguise oneself as拆chāito tear open挡dǎngto resist扶fúto support with the hand搞gǎoto do拼pīnto piece together抢qiǎngto fight over摔shuāito throw down搜sōuto search押yāto mortgage摘zhāito take挣zhèngto struggle to get free捡jiǎnto pick up捐juānto relinquish扣kòuto fasten拖tuōto drag擅shànwithout authority
HSK 6 (29 characters)
扭niǔto turn抄chāoto make a copy捉zhuōto clutch捕bǔto catch探tànto explore摆bǎito arrange拔báto pull up披pīto drape over one's shoulders托tuōto hold up in one's hand撤chèto remove撑chēngto support搭dāto put up抵dǐto press against拐guǎito turn (a corner etc)抗kàngto resist扑pūto throw oneself at掏tāoto fish out (from pocket)挖wāto dig援yuánto help扎zhāto prick挫cuòobstructed捷jiéquick拦lánto block sb's path拟nǐdoubtful抛pāoto throw捧pěngto hold or offer with both hands撒sāto let go携xiéto carry抑yìto restrain
HSK 7-9 (72 characters)
揭jiēto take the lid off搏bóto fight掘juéto dig撕sīto tear振zhènto shake挨āiin order扒bāto peel扳bānto pull拌bànto mix掺chānto mix搀chānto take by the arm and assist扯chěto pull揣chuāito put into (one's pockets, clothes)捶chuíto beat (with a stick or one's fist)摧cuīto break搓cuōto rub or roll between the hands or fingers捣dǎoto pound抖dǒuto tremble抚fǔto comfort搁gēto place拱gǒngto cup one's hands in salute捍hànto ward off (a blow)撼hànto shake拣jiǎnto choose搅jiǎoto disturb揪jiūto seize拘jūto capture扛gāngto raise aloft with both hands抠kōuto dig挎kuàto carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)捆kǔna bunch揽lǎnto monopolize捞lāoto fish up拎līnto lift up拢lǒngto gather together搂lōuto draw towards oneself掠lüèto take over by force抡lūnto swing (one's arms, a heavy object)抹mǒto wipe挠náoto scratch捏niēto hold between the thumb and fingers拧níngto pinch挪nuóto shift抨pēngattack撇piēto cast away掐qiāto pick (flowers)撬qiàoto lift攘rǎng(literary) to push up one's sleeves揉róuto knead捎shāoto bring sth to sb抒shūto express拴shuānto tie up摊tānto spread out捅tǒngto poke拓tuòto make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)挽wǎnto pull捂wǔto enclose掀xiānto lift (a lid)挟xié(bound form) to clasp under the arm掩yǎnto cover up攒cuánto bring together拯zhěngto raise拄zhǔto lean on拽zhuàito pull撰zhuànto compose拙zhuōawkward揍zòuto hit抉juéto pick out拇mǔthumb掷zhìto toss揠yàto eradicate撵niǎnto expel
Not in HSK (5 characters)
Frequently Asked Questions
What characters contain the 扌 component (扌)?
There are 180 characters containing the 扌 component (扌) in the HSK 3.0 character set (CLEC 2022 syllabus): 3 in HSK 1, 15 in HSK 3, 24 in HSK 4, 37 in HSK 5, 29 in HSK 6, 72 in HSK 7-9. Another 5 characters are outside the HSK syllabus. The most frequently used include 我 (wǒ, "I"), 把 (bǎ, "to hold, measure word"), 提 (tí, "to lift, to mention"), 打 (dǎ, "hit, make"), 报 (bào, "to report, newspaper"). Components are identified through character decomposition analysis.
Is 扌 a radical or a component?
扌 is both. As a Kangxi radical, 扌 (hand) is part of the traditional system of 214 radicals used to classify Chinese characters in dictionaries. As a component, 扌 is a building block that contributes meaning, sound, or structure to compound characters. When a character "has the 扌 radical," it means 扌 is the character's primary classifier. When a character "contains the 扌 component," it means 扌 appears in the character's decomposition, regardless of whether it serves as the primary radical.
Where does 扌 appear in a character?
The 扌 component (扌) most commonly appears on the left side of a character. Full position breakdown: left side (183 characters), base (1 characters), bottom (1 characters). Knowing where a component typically sits helps with character recognition — when you see 扌 in its usual position, you can quickly identify it and infer the character's meaning or pronunciation.
What HSK levels include 扌 component characters?
Characters containing the 扌 component (扌) appear across 6 HSK levels: 3 in HSK 1, 15 in HSK 3, 24 in HSK 4, 37 in HSK 5, 29 in HSK 6, 72 in HSK 7-9. The largest concentration is at HSK 7-9 with 72 characters. Another 5 characters are outside the HSK syllabus. Earlier HSK levels introduce the most common 扌-related characters, while advanced levels add specialized or literary terms.
Sources & Standards
Components are identified through structural decomposition analysis of characters in the HSK 3.0 Standard (《国际中文教育中文水平等级标准》), published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, 2022 revision. Radical classifications follow the Kangxi radical system (康熙部首).