- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 寺(temple; government office)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand grasping tightly like a temple gatekeeper who never leaves his post.
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持刀
持刀
to hold a knife
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to hold a knife
- 。
He threatened me with a knife.
- 貳动verb
knife-wielding
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
持刀
Traditional持
to hold a knife
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to hold a knife
- 。
He threatened me with a knife.
- 貳动verb
knife-wielding
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 寺(temple; government office)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand grasping tightly like a temple gatekeeper who never leaves his post.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
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