揠

yà

Definitions

yà to weed out, to pull up, to eradicate

Etymology phono-semantic

hand

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 匽

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 匽

堰 偃 郾 蝘 鰋 鼴

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Components

匽 扌

Example Words

揠苗助长