攴
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
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Readings
On'yomi
- ホク
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
攴 centers on striking or hitting with a hand-held object. As a radical, it represents the idea of an action involving a hand and a stick, often used in characters related to hitting or folding.
Most common words using 攴
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Etymology
攴 is a pictograph of a hand holding a stick or whip, representing the act of striking. The modern form preserves the hand below and the stick above.
Meaning mnemonic
The top horizontal stroke is a stick, and the lower part resembles a hand gripping it. Imagine a hand raising a stick to strike something.
Reading mnemonic
For ホク, picture a hawk swooping down to strike its prey: hawk -> ホク, and the bird's talons hit like a stick.