攥

攥 · zuàn

(coll.) hold; grip; grasp

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zuàn
Cantonese
zaan6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

(coll.) hold; grip; grasp

Dictionary definitions & readings

攥 zuàn · (coll.) to hold; to grip; to grasp

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
31990.070:zuàn Source property ↗
XDHYPLCD · reading counts
zuàn(11) Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1547.070:zuàn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
495.110:zuàn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
zuàn粵zaan6 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
サツ サチ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
子括 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
QHBF Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5809.3 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0464.200 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
486.53 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6525
Radical
手 · 64
Strokes
23
Residual strokes
20
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6480

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

23 strokes
攥
Strokes
23
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

23 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 · 子括 · 山合一入桓精 · #3416

PHONO-ML, source line 17744; 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
598.301
kDaeJaweon
0813.210
kHanYu
31990.070
kIRGDaeJaweon
0813.210
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
31990.070
kIRGKangXi
0464.200
kKangXi
0464.200
kMorohashi
13038
kSBGY
486.53
kSMSZD2003Index
273.13
kCangjie
QHBF
kFourCornerCode
5809.3
kMojiJoho
MJ012930
kPhonetic
271
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
BGT
kIRG_GSource
G0-5F2C
kIRG_HSource
HB2-F7DD
kIRG_JSource
JMJ-012930
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-47E1
kIRG_KSource
K2-375A
kIRG_TSource
T2-6F2C
kRSUnicode
64.20
kTotalStrokes
23
kBigFive
F7DD
kCCCII
223572
kCNS1986
2-6F2C
kCNS1992
2-6F2C
kEACC
223572
kGB0
6312
kGB1
6312
kTGH
2013:6480
kXerox
265:144
kCantonese
zaan6
kDefinition
(coll.) hold; grip; grasp
kFanqie
子括
kHanyuPinlu
zuàn(11)
kHanyuPinyin
31990.070:zuàn
kJapanese
サツ サチ
kMandarin
zuàn
kSMSZD2003Readings
zuàn粵zaan6
kTGHZ2013
495.110:zuàn
kXHC1983
1547.070:zuàn

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
3dictionary records using 攥0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰扌纂$(GHTKP)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.