捩

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捩 U+6369, 捩
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6369
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Translingual

Han character

捩 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8 in Chinese, 手+7 in Japanese, 11 strokes in Chinese, 10 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 手竹尸大 (QHSK) or 手戈尸大 (QISK) or 難手竹尸大 (XQHSK), four-corner 53034, composition ⿰扌戾 (GHT) or ⿰扌戻 (J))

  1. twist with hands
  2. snap, tear

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 434, character 36
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12192
  • Dae Jaweon: page 784, character 17
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1907, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+6369

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (戾) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
錑 *ruːds
戻 *tʰɯːds
戾 *rɯːds, *rɯːd
綟 *rɯːds, *rɯːd
唳 *rɯːds, *rɯːd
蜧 *rɯːds
捩 *rɯːds, *rɯːd
悷 *rɯːds
淚 *ruds

Etymology 1

trad. 捩
simp. # 捩

Pronunciation

Note:
  • le̍h - vernacular;
  • lia̍t - literary.
    Rime
    Character 捩 捩
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    Initial (聲) 來 (37) 來 (37)
    Final (韻) 齊 (39) 屑 (87)
    Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division (等) IV IV
    Fanqie 郎計切 練結切
    Baxter lejH let
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/leiH/ /let̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/leiH/ /let̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/lɛiH/ /lɛt̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/lɛjH/ /lɛt̚/
    Li
    Rong         		/leiH/ /let̚/
    Wang
    Li         		/lieiH/ /liet̚/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/lieiH/ /liet̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		lì liè
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		lai6 lit6
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 捩 捩
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    No. 7946 7949
    Phonetic
    component         		戾 戾
    Rime
    group         		隊 物
    Rime
    subdivision         		1 1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		麗 𥸸
    Old
    Chinese         		/*rɯːds/ /*rɯːd/

    Definitions

    捩

    1. (literary) to turn around
    2. (literary) to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); to remedy

    Compounds

    Etymology 2

    trad. 捩
    simp. # 捩
    alternative forms 勒

    Pronunciation

    Definitions

    捩

    1. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to pick up something with one's fingertips, especially with one's thumb and forefinger

    References

    Japanese

    Kanji

    捩

    (Hyōgai kanji)

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    Readings

    Korean

    Hanja

    捩 • (ryeol>yeol) (hangeul 렬>열, revised ryeol>yeol, McCune–Reischauer ryŏl>yŏl, Yale lyel>yel)

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