攥

攥	U+6525, 攥 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6525

← 攤
[U+6524]

CJK Unified Ideographs

攦 →
[U+6526]

Translingual

Han character

攥 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+20, 23 strokes, cangjie input 手竹月火 (QHBF), four-corner 5809₃, composition ⿰扌纂)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 464, character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13038
Dae Jaweon: page 813, character 21
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1990, character 7
Unihan data for U+6525

Chinese

trad.		攥
simp. ^#		攥

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (算) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
纂	*ʔsloːnʔ
繤	*ʔsloːnʔ
算	sloːnʔ, sloːns
匴	*sloːnʔ
篹	*sloːnʔ
篡	*sʰroːns
攥	*ʔsloːd

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuàn (zuan⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaan⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuàn
  - Wade–Giles: tsuan⁴
  - Yale: dzwàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuann
  - Palladius: цзуань (czuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯än⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zaan⁶
  - Yale: jaahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zan⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːn²²/

Middle Chinese: tswat

Rime
Character	攥
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	末 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	子括切
Baxter	tswat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡suɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡suɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡swat̚/
Li Rong	/t͡suɑt̚/
Wang Li	/t͡suɑt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡suɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zuo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyut³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔsloːd/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	攥
Reading #	1/1
No.	12142
Phonetic component	算
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	繓
Old Chinese	/*ʔsloːd/
Notes	纂分化字

Definitions

攥

to hold tight
攥拳頭／攥拳头 ― zuàn quántóu ― clench one's fist

把錢攥在手中／把钱攥在手中 ― bǎ qián zuàn zài shǒu zhōng ― hold money tightly in one's hand

攥着大權／攥着大权 ― zuàn zhe dàquán ― hold tightly onto power

Synonyms

緊握／紧握 (jǐnwò)