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A way to remember it
A hand with the fingers spread and the wrist below. Pressed against the left of a character it flattens into 扌, which is how you can tell at a glance that 打, 拿 and 找 are things you do with your hands.
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shǒu — hand
Radical 手 · 4 strokes · HSK 2
A way to remember itA hand with the fingers spread and the wrist below. Pressed against the left of a character it flattens into 扌, which is how you can tell at a glance that 打, 拿 and 找 are things you do with your hands.