揣
chuǎi
#3,028 most
frequent character
to estimate, to guess, to figure
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
揣 has 扌, a hand, as the meaning part and 耑 zhuān as the sound part. It first meant to weigh something. From there it grew to estimate, guess, and surmise. Read chuāi, it means to hide in one's clothes, borrowed only for its sound.
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