Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 握


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Meaning

to grasp, to hold, to clench (one's fist)

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: hand , right: house, building (buttock seen from the side , and: reach [falling arrow reaching the ground ])

Mnemonic

When the hand has reached the buttocks, it grasps it.

Radicals

hand
buttocks in side view(This radical has the meaning: corpse . But because of its use in tail or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.)
arrive
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Vocabulary

把握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
掌握 zhǎng wò to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency

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