刮
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See also: 颳
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Translingual
Han character
刮 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 竹口中弓 (HRLN), four-corner 22600, composition ⿰舌刂)
Derived characters
Further reading
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 138, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1943
- Dae Jaweon: page 314, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 335, character 3
- Unihan data for U+522E
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 咶 | *qʰroːds, *qʰroːds, *ɡroːd |
| 話 | *ɡroːds |
| 刮 | *kroːd |
| 鴰 | *kroːd, *koːd |
| 趏 | *kroːd, *kʰroːd |
| 舌 | *ɡroːd, *ɦbljed |
| 姡 | *ɡroːd, *ɡoːd |
| 頢 | *ɡroːd, *koːd |
| 括 | *koːd |
| 活 | *koːd, *ɡoːd |
| 适 | *koːd, *kʰoːd |
| 栝 | *koːd, *l̥ʰeːmʔ |
| 佸 | *koːd, *ɡoːd |
| 髺 | *koːd |
| 聒 | *koːd |
| 銛 | *koːd, *slem, *l̥ʰeːmʔ |
| 葀 | *koːd |
| 懖 | *koːd |
| 筈 | *koːd, *kʰoːd |
| 萿 | *koːd |
| 蛞 | *kʰoːd |
| 闊 | *kʰoːd |
| 秳 | *ɡoːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kroːd) : phonetic 𠯑 (OC *ɡroːd) + semantic 刀 (“knife”).
Etymology 1
| simp. and trad. |
刮 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 𠜜 劀 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
刮
- to shave; to pare off; to scrape
- 走到廚下，把魚接在手內，拿刀刮了三四刮，拎著尾巴，望滾湯鍋裏一摜。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
- Zǒu dào chúxià, bǎ yú jiē zài shǒu nèi, ná dāo guā le sān sì guā, līn zhù wěibā, wàng gǔntāng guō lǐ yī guàn.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
走到厨下，把鱼接在手内，拿刀刮了三四刮，拎著尾巴，望滚汤锅里一掼。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- Alternative form of 颳／刮 (guā, “to blow”)
- to wipe; to sweep
- to plunder; to extort
- (colloquial) to reprimand; to scold
- (Cantonese, slang) to find someone
Compounds
Descendants
- → Thai: กวาด (gwàat)
Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. |
刮 | |
|---|---|---|
Pronunciation
Definitions
刮
- (Hakka) very
- 刮唔好意思 [Meixian Hakka] ― guad6 m2 hau3 yi4 si1 [Hakka Transliteration Scheme] ― very embarrassed
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 很 (“very”)
References
- “刮”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
刮
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Readings
- On (unclassified): かつ (katsu); けち (kechi)
- Kun: けずる (kezuru, 刮る); きさぐ (kisagu, 刮ぐ); きさげ (kisage); こそぐ (kosogu, 刮ぐ); こそげる (kosogeru, 刮げる)
Compounds
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 刮 (MC kwaet).
Hanja
刮 (eumhun 깎을 괄 (kkakkeul gwal))
Compounds
Compounds
References
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Han character
刮: Hán Việt readings: quát
刮: Nôm readings: quát
- chữ Hán form of quát (“to scrape off; to pare; to make thin”).
- Nôm form of quát (“to shout; to storm; to yell”).