撏

挦
撏
xián = xi + an2
to pull out (esp. hair or feathers) / to pick / to pluck / fig. to extract (lines from a text)

撏 character breakdown

寻
尋
xún = xu + (e)n2
to search / to look for / to seek
寻 = 寸 + 彐 : Mnemonic symbol: a dowsing rod 寻水术. Not to be confused with 丫!

Xu Xian (xu) built a new dowsing rod (寻) which he tests just inside the Erechtheion's entrance ((e)n2). He prepared a huge pig snout (彐) of which he filled one nostril with water and one with wine. To his satisfaction, the dowsing rod reacts only to the wine, so he thumbs up (寸) satisfied. He'll go and search (寻) more wine with it immediately.
扌
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 撏 as component

撏 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 撏

撏 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 撏

撏 currently does not appear in any sentence.