Hanja Analyzer
掣

掣 — che, cheol

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
끌 체, 당길 철
Romanization
che, cheol
English
drag, pull; hinder by pulling back
Mandarin
chè
Japanese on'yomi
セイ, セツ, セチ
Japanese kun'yomi
ひ.く
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
12
Radical
手 (64, 8 residual)
Phonetic component
制(제)
Unicode
U+63A3

Parts that make up 掣

  • 制 절제할 제sound
  • 手 손 수 다섯 손가락을 편 손손으로 하는 동작

How 掣 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 掣 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 制, 手.

Japanese words with 掣

  • 掣肘せいちゅう restraint; restriction; control

Characters sharing the phonetic 制

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “제” in Korean.

Other hanja read “체”

Other hanja with radical 手

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