noun
hand radical (left side); radical 64
Refers to the kanji component 扌 when it appears on the left side of a character, as in 持, 打, or 指.
「持」の左側の部分は手偏と呼ばれます。
The left part of 持 is called te-hen (the hand radical).
手 is the standalone kanji for 'hand', while 手偏 specifically names the radical form 扌 when used as a left-side component.
Compound of 手 (て, 'hand') and 偏 (へん, 'left-side radical'), referring to the hand radical when it appears on the left side of a kanji.