掫 = 扌 + 取

掫 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “be on night watch”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 取 (take).

Keyword: be on night watch
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhōu
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: будьте на ночных часах

Decomposition

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扌 hand
取 take

How to find 掫 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “take”. 掫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 掫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.