拎
to haul, to lift, to take
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Readings
On'yomi
- レイ
- リョウ
Kun'yomi
- か.ける
Meaning
拎 centers on using the hand to move something upward or along: hauling, lifting, or taking an object.
Study
Etymology
拎 combines 扌 (hand) with 令, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses actions done by hand such as lifting or hauling.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 beside 令 suggests a hand giving an order to lift or haul something.
Reading mnemonic
For レイ, imagine a hand hauling a heavy ray of light: ray -> レイ, and the hand lifts it up.