搁
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to put; to place; to leave; to put aside; to shelve; to postpone; to add; to put in
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 手 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 擱
- Common rank
- #3,187
- Unicode
- U+6401
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
put aside · Heisig RSH #2622
fingers + 阁 cabinet
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 搁
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搁脚板 | footrest | |
| 搁板 | shelf | |
| 搁笔 | to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting) | |
| 搁置 | to put; to place; to set aside; to shelve; to put on hold | |
| 延搁 | to delay; to postpone | |
| 搁浅 | to run aground; to become stranded; (fig.) to run into difficulties and come to a standsti… | |
| 担搁 | variant of 耽擱|耽搁[dan1 ge5] | |
| 暂搁 | to put aside temporarily; to put on hold | |
| 耽搁 | to delay; to hold up; to tarry; to stay; to put off |