摄
攝shè
#1,401 most
frequent character
(bound form) to take in, to absorb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
摄 joins 扌 hand with 聂 niè as the sound part. It first meant 'raise and draw in', then grew to 'take in, absorb'. Further steps gave 'assimilate' and 'capture an image'. The sound link is not clear in modern Mandarin.
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