拓

tuò
#2,233 most
frequent character
to expand, to push sth with the hand

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

拓 tuò pairs 扌, a hand, with 石 shí, a sound part that is not close today. The hand fits the first sense, 'to pick up, collect,' which grew to 'to open up' and 'to develop.' Read tà, it means 'to make a rubbing.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

拓Tuo4
surname Tuo
拓tà
to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)

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