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撅 is a phono-semantic compound combining the semantic radical 扌 (hand), indicating an action performed with the hands, and the phonetic component 厥, which gives the character its sound. In its earliest uses, 撅 described physical acts such as breaking something off, snapping a stick, or pulling something upward with manual force. Over time, the meaning extended to sticking out or protruding, most commonly pouting one's lips or sticking up one's buttocks. Thus, while the hand radical establishes the character as a verb of physical manipulation, its scope now includes specific bodily postures and expressive facial movements.
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他撅着嘴生气了。
小狗撅着尾巴跑开了。
他撅断了那根树枝。
小孩撅着屁股在玩沙子。
她撅起嘴表示不满。
工人用铁锹撅土。
他不小心撅伤了手指。
老农撅着腰在田里劳作。
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