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擢 = 扌 + 翟

擢 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “outstanding”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 翟 (futon). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2370.

Keyword
outstanding
RTK frame
2370
Strokes
17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テキ, タク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぬ.く, ぬき.んでる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
excel in, выдающийся
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
擢 pull up

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 翟 futon

How to find 擢 without knowing its reading

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

Open 擢 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.