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CHINESE CHARACTER

chān

搀

搀

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to take by the arm and assist

Numbered pinyin
chan1
English meanings
to take by the arm and assist, to mix, to blend, to dilute, to adulterate

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right (Top–bottom arrangement: top 免; bottom ⺀.).

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    ⿱
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    • Top

      免
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      • Top

        ⺈
      • Bottom

        ⿻
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    • Bottom

      ⺀

Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌⿱免⺀

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    chān搀fú扶lǎoren老人。

    Support the elderly.

  2. 02

    chān搀zhe着zǒu走。

    Walk with support.

  3. 03

    chān搀yī一xià下。

    Give a hand.

  4. 04

    chān搀zhù住。

    Hold up.

  5. 05

    xiānghù相互chān搀fú扶。

    Support each other.

  6. 06

    xiǎoxin小心chān搀fú扶。

    Carefully support.

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