拓

tuò = tu + o4

surname Tuo

拓 = 扌 + 石 : Tommy Turtle (tu) accepted to work as a pioneer (拓), and so he has to push (拓) a big rock (石) out of the observatory's bathroom (o4) with just a toy claw (扌).

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拓

tà = t + a4

to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)

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拓

tuò = tu + o4

to expand / to push sth with the hand / to develop / to open up

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拓 = 扌 + 石 : Tommy Turtle (tu) accepted to work as a pioneer (拓), and so he has to push (拓) a big rock (石) out of the observatory's bathroom (o4) with just a toy claw (扌).

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拓 character breakdown

拓
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一
- 石
  - 丆
    - 一
    - 丿
  - 口

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

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扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

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石

shí = sh + Ø2

surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]

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石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

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石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters

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石

shí = sh + Ø2

rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

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石 = 丆 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.

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石

dàn = d + an4

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]

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