chè

drag

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
手 meaning component

  Meaning component

shǒu

  

hand

制 sound component

  Sound component

zhì

  

control

Definitions

 

chè

drag, pull; hinder by pulling back; to pull; to draw; to pull back; to withdraw; to flash past

Most common words with 掣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to pull

风驰电掣

fast as lightning

掣肘

to impede

掣电

to flash

牵掣

to impede