掣

chè

Radical: 手 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

掣 decomposes into the following components:

制 手

Semantic component: 手; phonetic component: 制.

Words containing 掣

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 掣.

手掣
shǒu chè
handbrake
掣电
chè diàn
to flash
掣肘
chè zhǒu
牵掣
qiān chè
to impede
锁掣
suǒ chè
catch (of a lock)
安全掣
ān quán chè
emergency stop
风驰电掣
fēng chí diàn chè
fast as lightning

Related characters (radical 手)

Characters that share the radical 手.

手 承 拜 拳 拿 挈 挚 挛 挲 掌 掰 掱 搴 搿 摩 摯 摹 擊 擎 擘 攀 攣

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