Memory phrase for the character: 拐

拐

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Meaning

kidnap, deceive, abduct

Pronunciation

 KAI

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: mouth 口, power 力 (cf. invite 招)

Mnemonic
 
I feel a hand on my mouth and a power/force: I am being kidnapped!

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ
口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
力 power forceFor example, left 左 or right 右 is understood as a hand ナ with a forearm. If the other line is seen as a bicep, this can be understood as "force".
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 Vocabulary

拐帯 かいたい  absconding with money
誘拐 ゆうかい  abduction

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