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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
扞 旱 手 ⿰⺘旱
Mandarin
han4, gan3, han3, xian3
English
Definitions
ward off (a blow); defend; guard against; ward off a blow
Mnemonic
To use the hand 手 as a shield 旱 (original meaning)