THE RADICAL SHED

The hand radical

Radical · actions done with hands

扌

A hand at work. Grab, push, hit, hold: if fingers do it, this is on it.

14 of the 178 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

打B1

打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call 打dǎto hit; to play; to make 打车dǎchēto take a taxi 打开dǎkāito open; to turn on

找B1

找zhǎoto look for; to find 查找cházhǎoto search for; to look up 寻找xúnzhǎoto seek

接B3

接jiēto receive; to pick up; to connect 接受jiēshòuto accept 接着jiēzheto continue; next 直接zhíjiēdirect

报B3

报纸bàozhǐnewspaper 报考bàokǎoto register for an exam 报名bàomíngto sign up; to register 报到bàodàoto report for duty

提B3

提高tígāoto raise; to improve 提títo carry; to bring up 提出tíchūto raise 提到tídàoto mention

护B3

护照hùzhàopassport 保护bǎohùto protect 护士hùshinurse 爱护àihùto cherish

持B3

坚持jiānchíto persist in; to insist on 支持zhīchíto support; to back 保持bǎochíto keep 持续chíxùto continue

才B3

才cáionly; not until 刚才gāngcáijust now; a moment ago 才cáiability 人才réncáitalent

担B3

担心dānxīnto worry; anxious 承担chéngdānto undertake 担任dānrènto hold a post 负担fùdānburden; to bear

据B3

根据gēnjùaccording to; based on 据jùaccording to 据说jùshuōit is said that 数据shùjùdata

换B3

换huànto exchange; to change 换乘huànchéngto change (trains, planes, buses); to tran 更换gēnghuànto replace 交换jiāohuànto exchange

扫B3

打扫dǎsǎoto clean; to sweep 扫sǎoto sweep; to scan 扫码sǎomǎto scan a QR code or barcode 清扫qīngsǎoto sweep; to clean up; to mop up

把B3

把bǎmeasure word for things with handles; obje 把握bǎwòto grasp 把柄bǎbǐnghandle; information usable against sb 把关bǎguānto check on; to guard a pass

拍B3

拍照pāizhàoto take a photo 拍pāito pat 拍摄pāishèto shoot; to film 拍板pāibǎnto have the final say; to make the decisio

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