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摔shuāi

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Shuowen

摔: The character is formed with the hand radical 扌 on the left, indicating an action involving the hand, and 率 on the right serving as the phonetic component. Its original meaning, as defined in early lexicons, is "to throw down" or "to fall," describing the motion of hurling or being hurled to the ground. The choice of 率 as the phonetic element reflects its sound in ancient Chinese, while the hand radical clarifies that the action is performed manually, capturing the essence of forceful dropping or throwing.

Pinyin

shuāi· HSK 2