掴

摑
guāi
#5,404 most
frequent character
to slap, also pr. [guo2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

掴 has 扌 hand as the meaning part and 国 guó as the sound part; only the start matches. It first meant slapping someone’s ears with the palms. Later it broadened to any slap or smack.

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Homophones

HSK 5
乖guāi
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved

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