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The character "掂" is structured from the hand radical (扌) combined with "店" which primarily provides phonetic guidance, though its presence may subtly reinforce a sense of measured action given a shop's commercial assessments. Its core etymology relates to the physical action of weighing an object in one's hand to judge its heft, a meaning directly implied by its hand component. From this tangible origin of manual estimation, its meaning expanded into the more abstract mental act of thinking something over or assessing a situation. This evaluative sense further developed into its most common contemporary usage as an adjective meaning "stable", "settled", or "alright", as in something being satisfactorily resolved or firmly in place, completing a shift from a specific physical gesture to a broad state of conclusion or steadiness.
Example Sentences Hide
我掂了掂这个袋子。
她轻轻掂了掂那本书。
妈妈掂了掂西瓜看看熟不熟。
他掂量了一下自己的决定。
你先掂掂这个盒子，然后告诉我重量。
我掂了掂背包，觉得它不太重。
他仔细掂量了每个选项的利弊。
在做出最终选择之前，你必须掂量所有可能的结果。