撞 (zhuàng)
to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident
- HSK 3.1 level 5
- 15 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 童 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“撞,卂擣也。从手,童聲。”
Components
- 扌 (meaning) — 扌 is a component form of 手.
- 童 (sound)