Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
寺 手 ⿰⺘寺
Mandarin
chi2, dai4
English
Definitions
to hold; support; to grasp; direct; maintain; manage; sustain; treat; wait
Mnemonic
Support 寺 with redundant hand radical 手