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摘 = 扌 + 啇

摘 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pinch”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 啇 (teki). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 709.

Keyword
pinch
RTK frame
709
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つ.む
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
щепотка
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
摘 pluck

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 啇 teki

How to find 摘 without knowing its reading

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

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