搠
to daub, to thrust
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Readings
On'yomi
- サク
Kun'yomi
- ぬ.る
Meaning
搠 centers on applying something with a pressing or pushing motion: daubing a substance onto a surface, or thrusting something forward with force.
Study
Etymology
搠 combines 扌 (hand) with 朔, which likely contributes the sound サク. The character expresses actions done by hand such as thrusting or daubing.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 beside 朔 suggests a hand pushing or smearing something. Imagine a hand thrusting a brush forward to daub paint.
Reading mnemonic
For サク, imagine thrusting a sack of paint onto a wall: sack -> サク, and the hand daubs the paint with a thrusting motion.