揣

chuǎi

3 readings · tap one to hear it

to put into (one's pockets, clothes); Taiwan pr. [chuai3]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 耑 sound

Components 扌耑

conjecture · Heisig RSH #2234

fingers + prospector

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
揣着明白装糊涂	chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu	to pretend to not know; to play dumb
揣在怀里	chuāi zài huái lǐ	to tuck into one's bosom
揣度	chuǎi duó	to estimate; to surmise; to appraise
不揣冒昧	bù chuǎi mào mèi	to venture to; to presume to; to take the liberty of
揣想	chuǎi xiǎng	to conjecture
揣摩	chuǎi mó	to analyze; to try to figure out; to try to fathom
揣测	chuǎi cè	to guess; to conjecture
囊揣	nāng chuài	variant of 囊膪[nang1 chuai4]
悬揣	xuán chuǎi	to speculate; to conjecture
挣揣	zhèng chuài	see 掙扎\|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]

Characters sharing the sound component 耑 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
耑 sound part	—	specialized; concentrated
端	duān	end, extreme; head; beginning
瑞	ruì	auspicious; a good omen
喘	chuǎn	to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily
湍	tuān	current, rapids
颛	zhuān	good, honest, simple; respectful
惴	zhuì	nervous, apprehensive
踹	chuài	to trample, to tread on; to kick; to crush
遄	chuán	to hurry; to go to and fro