握
to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,603 U+63E1
How 握 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 屋 (phonetic, wū)
How to remember it
grip · Heisig RSH #887
fingers + 屋 habitation
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 屋
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 屋 (wū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋 sound component | wū | building, house, shelter; room |
| 龌 | wò | narrow, small-minded; dirty (1) |
| 渥 | wò | to enrich, to dye; to moisten, to soak |
| 喔 | wō | onomatopoetic, the sound of crowing or crying |
Words containing 握
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大权在握 | dà quán zài wò | to be in a position of power |
| 智珠在握 | zhì zhū zài wò | lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom); fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligen… |
| 无把握 | wú bǎ wò | uncertain |
| 胜券在握 | shèng quàn zài wò | (idiom) to be confident of victory; to be sure of success |
| 左券在握 | zuǒ quàn zài wò | to be assured of success (idiom) |
| 握有 | wò yǒu | to have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc) |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands |
| 握力 | wò lì | (strength of one's) grip |
| 在握 | zài wò | (fig.) to hold in one's hands; to be within grasp |
| 握别 | wò bié | to shake hands |
| 握住 | wò zhù | to grip; to hold |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) |
| 紧握 | jǐn wò | to hold firmly, not let go |
| 握持 | wò chí | to hold in one's hand; to grip |
| 握拳 | wò quán | to make a fist |
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master;… |
| 握爪 | wò zhuǎ | (humorous) to shake hands |