手
- hand;
It can also refer to skill, method, or person (as in an agent or performer of an action).
Etymology
It is a pictograph that was formed by imitating the shape of a hand.
Usage in Korean
手 is the principal radical for the concept of the hand.
When used as a radical, it often takes the variant form 扌 and is written on the left side of a character.
Characters with the 手/扌 radical typically carry meanings related to:
• handcraft, dexterity, skill,
• manual action, method, means,
• or a person performing an action.
Alternative forms
- 扌 — left radical form of 手;
Similar shape characters
If enlarged, 扌 resembles 才 (meaning “talent” or “ability”), which is also classified under the 手 radical.
However, 才 and 扌 have different origins despite their similar shapes, so 扌 is sometimes called “jaebangbyeon” (재방변), meaning “talent-side radical.”
A similar case exists with the 肉 (meat) radical, which appears as 月 (moon) when used as a component, and is then called “육달월” (meat-moon-shape).
Characters with 手
- 授 — to give;
- 指 — to point, to indicate, finger;
- 援 — to help, to assist, to aid;
- 探 — to search, to look for, to probe, to explore;
- 接 — to connect, to join, to come into contact, to receive, to engage;
- 擔 — to carry, to shoulder, to bear a burden, to undertake, to take responsibility;
- 擴 — to enlarge, to expand, to widen, to extend, to amplify;
- 攝 — to grasp, to hold, to govern, to administer, to absorb, to take in;
- 拓 — to expand, to open up, to broaden, to print, to make a rubbing, to engrave, to carve;
- 拔 — to pull out, to extract, to uproot, to remove, to withdraw, to surpass, to excel;
- 拘 — to seize, to detain, to arrest, to restrict, to restrain, to be bound by;
- 拜 — to bow, to pay respects, to worship, to salute, to pray, to visit;
- 拭 — to wipe, to clean, to wash away;
- 持 — to hold, to grasp, to carry, to maintain, to sustain, to persist;
- 挑 — to raise, to provoke, to stir up, to lift, to poke, to incite;
- 捕 — to seize, to catch, to arrest, to capture;
- 批 — to criticize, to comment, to strike, to slap, to approve, to endorse;
- 承 — to receive, to bear, to undertake, to inherit, to continue, to succeed, to support, to carry;
- 技 — skill, ability, technique, craft, art, workmanship;
- 拂 — to brush off, to shake off, to dust, to wave away, repel;
- 投 — to throw, to fling, to pitch;
- 手 (Q)
- ⿻ 𠂌 一
