Chinese

把握

/pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɔ⁵¹/
to grasp; to control; to seize
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese把 “to hold; to grasp; to take”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻/只 m c mn; 雙/双 m mn; 對/对 c)”
    • soundChinese巴 “python (snake)”
  • characterChinese握 “to hold in the hand; to grip; to grasp”
    • soundChinese屋 “house (Classifier: 間/间 c)”
      • soundChinese𡉉
      • meaningChinese室 “room (in a building or house); chamber”
        • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
        • soundChinese至 “to reach; to arrive”

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