Radical 扌

17 strokes

hand 扌 (152a) + inspect 察 (792c) = wipe 擦

The doctor asks for help: “Give me a hand to inspect this patient — we’ll have to give him a good wipe down first though.” / He pulls back the curtain to reveal ... the giant standing there starkers!

moon (266a) + right hand 又 (52) = Druid

Notice the truncation of “right hand”.

(At Stonehenge) at the full moon the cloaked figures gather, shake hands, and wait for the Druid to appear and conduct the ceremony. / [No pronunciation needed]

Druid (792a) + sign 示 (430) = worship 祭

(At Stonehenge again) The Druid waits for a sign (to appear in the sky) before the worship can begin. / [No pronunciation needed]

house 宀 (91a) + worship 祭 (792b) = inspect 察

If you want to set up your house as a place of worship, you have to get it inspected. / [No pronunciation needed]