攴 部首 66 — to tap, to rap, to strike lightly with a stick

Where the shape comes from

A hand 又 gripping a stick: the small blow that makes something happen. On the right of a character it is always written 攵, and it marks acts of setting in motion, correcting and compelling: 放, 收, 改, 教, 数, 政.

汉字 filed under 攴

• 放fàng (fourth tone, falling)to put, to place, to lay down; to let go, to release, to set free; to let out, to give a holiday8
• 教jiāo (first tone, high and level) jiào (fourth tone, falling)(jiāo) to teach, to instruct; (jiào) education, teaching; a religion11