Phono-semantic compound:
手 (손 수, “hand”) — semantic, indicating manual action.
臺 (대 대, “platform, stand”) — phonetic, providing the sound.
Thus, the character depicts “raising or lifting with the hand.”

擡頭 (대두) — to raise one’s head
擡價 (대가) — to raise the price
擡物 (대물) — to lift an object together

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Words

Vocabulary

to raise, to provoke, to stir up, to lift, to poke, to incite

to seize, to catch, to arrest, to capture

to give

to search, to look for, to probe, to explore

to connect, to join, to come into contact, to receive, to engage

to lift, to raise, to carry in the hand, to bring up

to help, to assist, to aid

to carry, to shoulder, to bear a burden, to undertake, to take responsibility

to lift, to raise, to carry

to enlarge, to expand, to widen, to extend, to amplify

to grasp, to hold, to govern, to administer, to absorb, to take in

collect

to change, to correct, to reform, to revise, to amend

to release, to let go, to set free, to place, to put, to emit, to radiate, to allow

government, administration, politics, governing affairs, to govern

cause, reason, affair, matter, circumstance, old, former

to imitate, to emulate, effect, efficacy

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擡

Etymology

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