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The character 掼, whose traditional form is 摜, combines the hand radical 扌 with the component 貫, which originally conveyed notions of piercing or threading and here implies a forceful, continuous action performed by the hand. Etymologically, this construction reflects the core meaning of throwing or dashing something down with vigor. Over time, while retaining this primary sense, the character also acquired additional dialectal meanings such as to fall or to toss away in certain regional contexts. The simplified form 掼 substitutes 貫 with 贯, modifying the character's visual composition without altering its basic conceptual link to manual action.
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