搀

to take by the arm and assist / to mix / to blend / to dilute / to adulterate

to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited

old variant of 絻[wen4]

"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]

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

Character component without intrinsic meaning