掂

diān
店 + 扌
Frequency#4020

Definitions

diān to weigh in the hand; to estimate

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 店 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 店

About

The character "掂" is structured with the hand radical 扌 and the phonetic component 店, linking it to manual actions and its pronunciation. Etymologically, it originates from the act of weighing objects by hand to judge their weight, which over time broadened to include figurative senses of mental assessment and deliberation, as exemplified in the compound "掂量". Its form has consistently been composed of these two elements, with the hand radical denoting the physical aspect and the phonetic component providing the sound.

Example Sentences Hide

我掂了掂这个袋子。

Wǒ diān le diān zhège dàizi.

I weighed this bag in my hand.

她轻轻掂了掂那本书。

Tā qīngqīng diān le diān nà běn shū.

She lightly weighed that book in her hand.

妈妈掂了掂西瓜看看熟不熟。

Māma diān le diān xīguā kàn kan shú bù shú.

Mom weighed the watermelon in her hand to see if it was ripe.

他掂量了一下自己的决定。

Tā diānliang le yīxià zìjǐ de juédìng.

He weighed his decision carefully.

你先掂掂这个盒子，然后告诉我重量。

Nǐ xiān diān diān zhège hézi, ránhòu gàosu wǒ zhòngliàng.

First weigh this box in your hand, then tell me the weight.

我掂了掂背包，觉得它不太重。

Wǒ diān le diān bēibāo, juédé tā bù tài zhòng.

I weighed the backpack in my hand and felt it wasn't too heavy.

他仔细掂量了每个选项的利弊。

Tā zǐxì diānliangle měi gè xuǎnxiàng de lìbì.

He carefully weighed the pros and cons of each option.

在做出最终选择之前，你必须掂量所有可能的结果。

Zài zuòchū zuìzhōng xuǎnzé zhīqián, nǐ bìxū diānliang suǒyǒu kěnéng de jiéguǒ.

Before making the final choice, you must weigh all possible outcomes.

Related Characters

Component: 店

惦 踮

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

掂量