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Character « 扪 »

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Character
扪
(6 stroke)
Traditional
捫
Radical
扌
(+3 stroke)
Pinyin
mén

Input methods

WubiRUN
CangjieQLS
Bishun121425
Sijiao57020
UnicodeU+626A

扪 (捫) mén

General meaning
Definitions
Words

◎ 按，摸：～心自问。

Verb

(形声。从手,门声。本义:执持)
同本义 [hold]

扪,抚持也。——《说文》

莫扪朕舌。——《诗·大雅·抑》。注:“扪,持也。”
又如:扪舌(握住舌头,使不能说话);扪虱(捉住虱子);扪月(捉月)
抚摸 [stroke;touch]

乃扪足曰:“虏中吾指。”——《史记·高祖本纪》。索隐:“扪,摸也。”

必先扪而循之。——《素问·离合真邪论》。注:“扪,谓手摸。”

以手扪之。——清· 薛福成《观巴黎油画记》
又如:扪心(抚摸胸口);;扪心自揣(按着胸口自我估量);扪循(按摩);扪摸(触摸;摸索);扪腹(抚摸腹部);扪索(摸索,寻求);扪足(以手摸足);扪参(抚摸参宿);扪天(摸天。极言其高);扪膝(摸膝)
攀;挽 [climb]。如:扪涉(谓攀山涉水);扪萝(攀援葛藤)