to hold; to grasp

to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful

hand (扌) + house (屋) = grasp and hold

The hand radical (扌) carries the meaning: gripping, holding, clenching. 屋 mainly lends the sound wò and does not add semantic weight here.

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着她的手,慢慢地走着。

tā wò zhe tā de shǒu, màn màn de zǒu zhe。

He held her hand and walked slowly.

她紧紧住栏杆,不敢往下看。

tā jǐn jǐn wò zhù lán gān, bù gǎn wǎng xià kàn。

She gripped the railing tightly, not daring to look down.

Words with 握

在握

zài wò

(fig.) to hold in one's hands

大权在握

dà quán zài wò

to be in a position of power

左券在握

zuǒ quàn zài wò

to be assured of success (idiom)

把握

bǎ wò

to grasp (also fig.)

掌握

zhǎng wò

to grasp (often fig.)

握住

wò zhù

to grip

握别

wò bié

to shake hands

握力

wò lì

(strength of one's) grip

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

握拳

wò quán

to make a fist

握持

wò chí

to hold in one's hand; to grip

握有

wò yǒu

to have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc)

More characters with 扌