扌
tí shǒu páng
Phoning, searching, wiping — all one hand on the left
The picture A hand raised at a slant against the left side of the character. 扌 is a hand touching the outside world, 忄 is something that stays inside the chest.
Where the picture shows up in 扌
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the hand taps
我下午给他打电话。
wǒ xiàwǔ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà
I'll call him this afternoon.
Fingers tapping a keypad to pull someone far away into the room
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the hand gropes
我在找我的钱包。
wǒ zài zhǎo wǒ de qiánbāo
I'm looking for my wallet.
A hand stirring through a bag, feeling all the way to the bottom
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the hand pushes forward
请推门进来。
qǐng tuī mén jìnlái
Push the door and come in.
A palm meeting the door and carrying it forward open
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the hand reaches and takes
我去机场接朋友。
wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē péngyou
I'm going to the airport to pick up a friend.
A hand held out to an arriving passenger, closing around her bag too
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the hand sweeps across
麻烦你把桌子擦一下。
máfan nǐ bǎ zhuōzi cā yíxià
Sorry, could you wipe the table?
A cloth in the hand crossing the tabletop in one sweep
All of it in one picture
扌 is one hand raised beside a character. Let it tap and you get hitting; let it grope and you get searching. Stretch it forward and you get pushing, hold it out and close it and you get receiving, sweep it sideways and you get wiping. Spot that hand on the left and you see the movement before you know the word.