The kanji character 把 generally conveys the idea of "to hold," "to grasp," or "to take something in the hand." It implies a physical action of taking hold of something. It can also extend to meanings related to handling, managing, or controlling things.

・On-yomi (音読み): ハ (ha) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): つか(む) (tsuka(mu)) - to grasp, to seize

⚫︎ 手把 (te [ha]) Translation: to hold in one's hand; literally "hand hold." ⚫︎ 把持する (ha-ji suru) Translation: to hold; to possess; to have. ⚫︎ 把柄 (ha-ei) Translation: handle; grip.

The kanji 把 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is a part related to the hand (手, te - hand), the meaning component. The right side is 巴 (ha), the phonetic component, indicating the sound. The original meaning of the character was likely related to the action of holding something with the hand.