Origin

This character combines a hand radical on the left with a component suggesting completion or finality on the right. The hand radical indicates a physical action you perform with your hands, while the right component suggests pushing through to a conclusion. Together, they convey the idea of using your hand to push something open or to press forward toward something—the sense of physically approaching and opening a way through. The meaning evolved to include the general sense of drawing near or making contact.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).