Talk.chinese 第一课。 Chinese hand radical.

第一课

Today is not our first lesson but is a lesson that will start a new chapter in our language learning.
打 - has a meaning of strike or hit.
搬 - to move, for example, when you move from one house to another.
扔 - to throw, to waste anything that doesn't have any value for you
抓 - to grab, anything that you grab with hands, especially and even abstact ideas
提 - the verb means to carry or lift
推 - literally means to push, to push anything 2ith hands
拉 - to pull, especially popular with door signs
抹 - to stroke gently like massage
抱 - to hug or embrace

The radical that becomes a component to other characters and shows that the action is performed with the hand.