拄
zhǔ · HSK 7
to lean on
🦯 hand radical 扌 + 主 zhǔ (sound) = to prop with the hand, lean on a cane
The 扌 hand radical signals an action done with the hand, and 主 zhǔ supplies the sound. Together: to brace or prop yourself, as when you lean a hand on a cane or wall.
拄 — hand radical 扌 + lord 主 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 扌 (hand) gives the meaning, while 主 supplies the sound 'zhǔ'. The original sense is to prop or support something with the hand, as with a walking stick. From this came extended uses like leaning on a cane (拄杖).