How to Write 撖 (hàn) — Meaning “to roll out (dough)”

Imagine your hand (扌) is daring (敢) enough to take a big piece of dough and roll it flat with a pin. This links the "daring" part 敢 to the bold action of rolling out dough.

The left radical 扌 is narrow and should be written first with three strokes. The right part 敢 has a top section that looks like 耳 and a bottom section 攵, so make sure the crossing strokes in 耳 are clear and do not merge with 攵.

撖 contains 敢 (dare) and means to roll dough, while 掾 contains 彖 (a pig) and means an official, and 揄 contains 俞 (boat) and means to pull or lift. Visually, the right side of 撖 has a clear 耳 and 攵, unlike the others.

撖 is used mainly in cooking, especially when making noodles or dumpling wrappers, like in the phrase 撖面杖 (rolling pin). It is a practical character for anyone learning about Chinese food culture, though it is not part of the HSK vocabulary.

Common words containing 撖 include: 撖面 (hàn miàn) — to roll out noodles or dough; 撖面杖 (hàn miàn zhàng) — rolling pin; 撖皮 (hàn pí) — to roll out dumpling wrappers.