Chinese symbol for “clench”
握
wò
to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clench is 握 (wò), defined as: to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 握.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.); to control |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands |
| 握住 | wò zhù | to grip; to hold |
| 紧握 (緊握) | jǐn wò | to hold firmly, not let go |
| 握有 | wò yǒu | to have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clench”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.