拓
tà
#2,233 most
frequent character
to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)
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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