拶

拶 · zā / zǎn

press, squeeze hard; force

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zā · zǎn
Cantonese
zaat3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

press, squeeze hard; force

Dictionary definitions & readings

拶 zā · (literary) to force; to coerce

拶 zǎn · to press or squeeze hard

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
31877.050:zā,zǎn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1435.020:zā 1439.090:zǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
456.040:zā 457.090:zǎn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
zā粵zaat3 zǎn粵zaat3 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
サツ サチ せまる Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
찰:1 Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
姊末 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
QVVN Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5202.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0428.140 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
485.47 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+62F6
Radical
手 · 64
Strokes
9
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6782

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

9 strokes
拶
Strokes
9
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

9 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tswat · 姊末 · 山合一入桓精 · #3409

PHONO-ML, source line 17693; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
572.602
kDaeJaweon
0777.080
kHanYu
31877.050
kIRGDaeJaweon
0777.080
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
31877.050
kIRGKangXi
0428.140
kKangXi
0428.140
kMorohashi
12004
kNelson
1888
kSBGY
485.47
kSMSZD2003Index
250.04
kCangjie
QVVN
kFourCornerCode
5202.7
kMojiJoho
MJ012308
kPhonetic
27 815
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIICore
AGJ
kIRG_GSource
G0-5E59
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CEDF
kIRG_JSource
J0-3B22
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-45C9
kIRG_KSource
K1-6E54
kIRG_TSource
T2-2A60
kIRG_USource
UTC-00491
kRSUnicode
64.6
kTotalStrokes
9
kBigFive
CEDF
kCCCII
223137
kCNS1986
2-2A60
kCNS1992
2-2A60
kEACC
223137
kGB0
6257
kGB1
6257
kJis0
2702
kJoyoKanji
2010
kMainlandTelegraph
8429
kTGH
2013:6782
kTaiwanTelegraph
8433
kXerox
274:322
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+2160+64.3.6
kCantonese
zaat3
kDefinition
press, squeeze hard; force
kFanqie
姊末
kHangul
찰:1
kHanyuPinyin
31877.050:zā,zǎn
kJapanese
サツ サチ せまる
kJapaneseKun
SEMARU
kJapaneseOn
SATSU
kKorean
CHAL
kMandarin
zā
kSMSZD2003Readings
zā粵zaat3 zǎn粵zaat3
kTGHZ2013
456.040:zā 457.090:zǎn
kXHC1983
1435.020:zā 1439.090:zǎn

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Structure & connections

0.10
6dictionary records using 拶0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
扌 beside 𡿪 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰扌𡿪$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰扌𡿪$(GHTJKP)

^⿰扌𣧄$(U)

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