Radical 扌

9 strokes

hand 扌 (152a) + purpose 旨 (251a) = point at 指

[手指 (31) shǒuzhǐ finger (incl. thumb)]

[指出 (114) zhǐchū to point out]

(In the school classroom the small children are doing hand-painting) The small boy puts his hand on the wall on purpose— and the others all point at the culprit. / Teddy suggests that they turn the paint splodge into a picture of a geranium.

spoon 匕 (206a) + sun 日 (6) = purpose 旨

He left his spoon to warm in the sun— with the sole purpose of making it easier to bend back into shape. / [No pronunciation needed]