Today’s #kanji is 払, which is listed under its semantic element of #てへん（扌）. 払’s original form is 拂 and 弗 is 払’s phonetic element.
Meaning: to clear, to remove, to pay, etc.
Reading: フツ（フッ）、はら
払拭（フッショク）する: vt. to wipe out, to sweep away, to eradicate
払暁（フツギョウ）: n. dawn, daybreak
払底（フッテイ）: n. shortage, scarcity, want, paucity, dearth
払（はら）う: vt. to clear, to sweep, to remove, to drive away, to pay, etc.
枝（えだ）を払う to prone off a branch
足（あし）を払う to execute a foot sweep
代金（ダイキン）を払う to pay (for …)
犠牲（ギセイ）を払う to sacrifice
注意（チュウイ）を払う to pay attention (to…)
払（はら）い込（こ）み: n. (a) payment
払（はら）い下（さ）げ: n. disposal, (a) sale (of government property)
払（はら）い戻（もど）し: n. (a) refund, (a) withdrawal, (a) reimbursement
現金（ゲンキン）払（ばら）い: n. cash payment, payment in cash
支（シ）払（はら）い: n. payment, defrayment, discharge, a payout
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- てへん
探
抱
招
捕
打
抜
投
指
