How to Write 敪 (duō) — Meaning “to weigh in the hand / to pick up”

Imagine you see four little hands (叕 looks like four '又' radicals) each gently picking up a small object, while the action radical 攵 on the right reminds you of a hand motion. This visual of many hands weighing things helps link the shape to the meaning "to weigh in the hand."

The left part 叕 has four stacked '又' components, each with a short stroke and a longer hook – make sure they are evenly spaced and not squished. Then write the right part 攵 as a short left stroke and a longer right stroke crossing it; a common mistake is writing the right side too wide or mixing the stroke order with similar characters.

Unlike 敪 (left 叕), 效 has left 交 (meaning "cross") and means "effect" or "to imitate", while 敉 has left 米 (rice) and means "to soothe" or "to pacify". Visually, the left sides differ completely, so focus on 叕's four connected '又' parts to identify 敪.

敪 is rare and appears mostly in written or literary contexts, such as in the words 敪掇 (to weigh in hand or to trick), 敪弄 (to fiddle with), and 敪算 (to calculate or estimate). It is not commonly used in everyday conversation; you may encounter it in classical texts or specialized descriptions of hand movements.

Common words containing 敪 include: 敪掇 (duō duō) — to weigh in the hand / to size up / to trick; 敪弄 (duō nòng) — to fiddle with / to move; 敪算 (duō suàn) — to calculate / to estimate.