摩拳擦掌
mó​quán​cā​zhǎng

eager

摩 mó rub

Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound.

Components

麻
麻 Sound component
má, ma hemp
手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmaːl
maːls
Unicodemɑ

說文解字

《說文》：“摩，研也。从手，麻聲。”

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)

拳 quán fist

Components

龹
龹 Sound component
juǎn to roll rice into a ball
手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand

hand

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgjwenN-kro[n]fist (< rolled-up hand)
Zhengzhangɡron
Unicodeghyuɛn

說文解字

手也。从手聲。

Sources

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

擦 cā wipe

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 察 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

察
察 Sound component
chá examine

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰlaːd

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
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Zhengzhang Shangfang

掌 zhǎng, zhang palm of hand

Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound.

Components

尚
尚 Sound component
shàng, shang esteem
手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Xin 9-23 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Xin 9-23 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

撑

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyangX[k.t]aŋʔ palm of the hand

說文解字

《說文》：“掌，手中也。从手，尚聲。”

Sources

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