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拄

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to lean on; to prop on

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
8
Radical
手 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
拄
Common rank
#5,808
Unicode
U+62C4

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 拄 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 主 sound ( zhǔ )

Components 扌 主

Words with 拄

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
拄拐 zhǔ guǎi to be on crutches; to use a cane

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 主 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
主 sound part zhǔ to own; to host; master; host; lord
注 zhù to concentrate, to focus
柱 zhù to lean on; pillar, post, support
驻 zhù stable; station, garrison
蛀 zhù termite, bookworm; to bore, to eat into
麈 zhǔ a species of deer