搨
trace, rub a copy of a stone inscription
Readings
On'yomi
- トウ
Kun'yomi
- う.つ
- す.る
Meaning
搨 centers on making a copy by pressing and rubbing: tracing or rubbing a copy of a stone inscription. The two given meanings are closely related applications of this same physical action.
Most common words using 搨
- 何色搨なんしょくずり
multicolored printing; multicoloured printing
Study
Etymology
搨 combines 扌 (hand) with a phonetic component that likely contributed the sound トウ. The right side is complex and its exact historical origin is uncertain, but the character as a whole expresses a hand action related to copying or rubbing.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 on the left suggests a manual action. The right side looks like a wing 羽 over a sun 日 with two strokes below, as if pressing a wing-like tool onto a surface to trace or rub a copy.
Reading mnemonic
For トウ, imagine using your toe to rub a tracing onto paper: toe -> トウ, and your hand guides the rubbing motion.