# 搾 — Squeeze

Frequency rank 2109 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 錬 (Tempering), less common than 侮 (Despise).

- On’yomi: さく
- Kun’yomi: しぼ
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

A hand on the left reaches into a hole with a spear on the right — the hand squeezes through the hole around the spear, extracting every last drop.

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