What is the meaning of the radical 手 as a part of character?


I know that the radical 手 means "hand" but I wanna know meaning does 「手」
contribute as a part of a character

If anyone can give me five examples and it could be better if he can bring
example with a different usings to this radical please do it.




# `[西周](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou)  
[金](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kraT7.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kraT7.png)  
曶壺蓋  
[集成9728](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=9728&jgwfl=)``今  
[楷](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KrkUN.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KrkUN.png)  
  
`

「手{しゅ}」is a picture of a hand. It has variants

  * 「扌」(normally written on the left)
  * 「⿻一十」(bottom component of「奉」)

* * *

「手・扌・⿻一十」normally contributes one of two meanings:

  1. _Something to do with a hand (anatomy)_ , e.g.:

    * 掌 ( _palm of hand_ )
    * 拳 ( _fist_ )
    * 指 ( _finger_ )
  2. _Verbs which (probably) involve hands._ There's an endless list of these:

    * 損 ( _to harm_ )
    * 撃 ( _to attack_ )
    * 投 ( _to throw_ )
    * 択 ( _to choose_ )
    * 抱 ( _to hug_ )

...

* * *

When「手・扌・⿻一十」contributes _meaning_ , it is functionally equivalent to the
following components when they also only contribute _meaning_ :

  * 「又{う}・⿻コ一・彐」( _picture of a right hand_ )

# `[商](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty)  
[甲](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/P61nK.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/P61nK.png)  
[後](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)2.5.15  
[合集24506](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=24506&jgwfl=)``秦  
簡  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4oFf.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4oFf.png)  
睡・日甲36  
``今  
楷  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLtDA.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLtDA.png)  
  
`

  * 「寸{すん}」( _picture of a right hand with a mark at the wrist_ )

# `[秦](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty)  
[簡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1cAnA.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1cAnA.png)  
[睡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuihudi_Qin_bamboo_texts)・[秦](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference)51  
``今  
楷  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZT10U.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZT10U.png)  
  
`

  * 「{さ}・」( _picture of a left hand_ )

# `商  
甲  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2RjU0.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2RjU0.png)  
[粹](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)950  
[合集28882](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=28882&jgwfl=)``西周  
金  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bs41K.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bs41K.png)  
三年師兌簋  
[集成4318](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=4318&jgwfl=)``今  
楷  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uklZ9.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uklZ9.png)  
  
`

  * 「爪{そう}・爫」( _side view of a hand with the fingers pointing downwards_ )

# `商  
甲  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iDlXh.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iDlXh.png)  
[乙](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)3471  
``  
[篆](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_seal_script)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IHJUb.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IHJUb.png)  
[說文解字](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi)  
``今  
楷  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LBlyi.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LBlyi.png)  
  
`

Of course, these components all have different pronunciations, so if these
components happen to contribute _sound_ instead, then they are no longer
equivalent to each other.

* * *

**References:**

  * [小學堂](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/)
  * [國學大師](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/)
    * [郭沫若《甲骨文合集》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/)
    * [中國社會科學院考古研究{{kr:所}}《殷周金文集成》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/)




# `[西周](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou)  
[金](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kraT7.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kraT7.png)  
曶壺蓋  
[集成9728](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=9728&jgwfl=)``今  
[楷](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KrkUN.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KrkUN.png)  
  
`

「手{しゅ}」is a picture of a hand. It has variants

  * 「扌」(normally written on the left)
  * 「⿻一十」(bottom component of「奉」)

* * *

「手・扌・⿻一十」normally contributes one of two meanings:

  1. _Something to do with a hand (anatomy)_ , e.g.:

    * 掌 ( _palm of hand_ )
    * 拳 ( _fist_ )
    * 指 ( _finger_ )
  2. _Verbs which (probably) involve hands._ There's an endless list of these:

    * 損 ( _to harm_ )
    * 撃 ( _to attack_ )
    * 投 ( _to throw_ )
    * 択 ( _to choose_ )
    * 抱 ( _to hug_ )

...

* * *

When「手・扌・⿻一十」contributes _meaning_ , it is functionally equivalent to the
following components when they also only contribute _meaning_ :

  * 「又{う}・⿻コ一・彐」( _picture of a right hand_ )

# `[商](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty)  
[甲](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/P61nK.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/P61nK.png)  
[後](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)2.5.15  
[合集24506](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=24506&jgwfl=)``秦  
簡  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4oFf.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n4oFf.png)  
睡・日甲36  
``今  
楷  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLtDA.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xLtDA.png)  
  
`

  * 「寸{すん}」( _picture of a right hand with a mark at the wrist_ )

# `[秦](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty)  
[簡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_and_wooden_slips)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1cAnA.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1cAnA.png)  
[睡](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuihudi_Qin_bamboo_texts)・[秦](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/QinwenziReference)51  
``今  
楷  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZT10U.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZT10U.png)  
  
`

  * 「{さ}・」( _picture of a left hand_ )

# `商  
甲  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2RjU0.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2RjU0.png)  
[粹](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)950  
[合集28882](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=28882&jgwfl=)``西周  
金  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bs41K.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bs41K.png)  
三年師兌簋  
[集成4318](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/?bh=4318&jgwfl=)``今  
楷  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uklZ9.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uklZ9.png)  
  
`

  * 「爪{そう}・爫」( _side view of a hand with the fingers pointing downwards_ )

# `商  
甲  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iDlXh.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iDlXh.png)  
[乙](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)3471  
``  
[篆](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_seal_script)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IHJUb.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IHJUb.png)  
[說文解字](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi)  
``今  
楷  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LBlyi.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LBlyi.png)  
  
`

Of course, these components all have different pronunciations, so if these
components happen to contribute _sound_ instead, then they are no longer
equivalent to each other.

* * *

**References:**

  * [小學堂](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/)
  * [國學大師](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/)
    * [郭沫若《甲骨文合集》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/)
    * [中國社會科學院考古研究{{kr:所}}《殷周金文集成》](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/yzjwjc/)

