to hold / to grasp / to clench (one's fist) / to master / classifier: a handful
握
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屋
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扌
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Willy Walrus's (w) garden shack (屋) was just about to fall into the well in the observatory's bathroom (o4), but Willy was able to grasp (握) it at the last moment with a toy claw (屋).
to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control
持
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寺
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扌
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Charlie Chaplin brought his Buddhist shrine to the space station, but just inside the entrance he realizes that he didn't think of zero gravity as his shrine is about to float away. His only option at the moment is to grasp the shrine with two toy claws and manage it this way.