拶 zā 🔊 to force; to coerce 9 strokes + Keep this word Meanings zā (literary) to force; to coerce zǎn to press or squeeze hard Its parts 扌 shǒu form of 手: hand meaning liè = 巛 + 夕 Dictionaries file it under 手. Words with 拶 拶刑 zǎn xíng squeezing the fingers between sticks… 拶子 zǎn zi sticks used for squeezing the fingers… 拶指 zǎn zhǐ to squeeze the fingers (old form of torture) 拶榨 zā zhà to exploit (a worker)