寽
lǜlüè

to take, to seize

Depicts a hand (寸) taking away an object from a hand (爫). Similar in origin to 𠬪. Original form of 捋.

Components

爫
爫 Iconic component
zhǎo hand, claw

爫 is a component form of 爪. Depicts a hand holding an object.

寸
寸 Iconic component
cùn, cun (hand), inch

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 4 verified)

捋锊埒酹

Meaning (1 of 2 verified)

捋酹

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrud

說文解字

《說文》：“寽，五指持也。从，一聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)