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Translingual
Han character
掣 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹弓手 (HNQ), four-corner 22502, composition ⿱制手)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 439, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12277
- Dae Jaweon: page 789, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1889, character 4
- Unihan data for U+63A3
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 制
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*kjeds
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| 淛
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*kjeds
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| 製
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*kjeds
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| 掣
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*kʰjeds, *kʰjed
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| 痸
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*kʰjeds
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| 猘
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*kreds
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰjeds, *kʰjed) : phonetic 制 (OC *kjeds) + semantic 手 (“hand”).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note: cit3 - literary, rare.
Note: cet2 - literary, rare.
Note:
- chhoah - vernacular (“to pull; to shiver; to be afraid”);
- chhiat - literary.
Note:
- tiag4 - Shantou;
- tiêg4 - Chaozhou;
- zi3 - vernacular (俗).
| Rime
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| Character
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掣
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掣
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| Initial (聲)
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昌 (24)
|
昌 (24)
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| Final (韻)
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祭 (35)
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薛 (81)
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| Tone (調)
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Departing (H)
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Checked (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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III
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III
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| Fanqie
|
尺制切
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昌列切
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| Baxter
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tsyhejH
|
tsyhet
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/t͡ɕʰiᴇiH/
|
/t͡ɕʰiᴇt̚/
|
Pan
Wuyun
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/t͡ɕʰiɛiH/
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/t͡ɕʰiɛt̚/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/t͡ɕʰjæiH/
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/t͡ɕʰjæt̚/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/cʰiajH/
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/cʰiat̚/
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Li
Rong
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/t͡ɕʰiɛiH/
|
/t͡ɕʰiɛt̚/
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Wang
Li
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/t͡ɕʰĭɛiH/
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/t͡ɕʰĭɛt̚/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛiH/
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/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛt̚/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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chì
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che
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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cai3
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cit3
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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掣
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掣
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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17380
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17383
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Phonetic
component
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制
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制
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Rime
group
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祭
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月
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
掣
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掣
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʰjeds/
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/*kʰjed/
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Definitions
掣
- to pull; to tug; to drag
- to hinder by pulling back; to draw
- (literary) to flash past
- (Southern Min) to shiver; to shake
- (Southern Min) to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened
- 掣咧等 [Hokkien] ― chhoah teh tán [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to wait frightenedly
Synonyms
- 交懍恂 / 交懔恂 (Hokkien)
- 呞呞顫 / 呞呞颤 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 哆嗦 (duōsuo)
- 圪觫 (geh5 sueh4) (Jin)
- 慄慄掣 / 栗栗掣 (Hokkien)
- 戰 / 战 (zhàn)
- 戰慄 / 战栗 (zhànlì) (literary)
- 戰抖 / 战抖 (zhàndǒu)
- 打抖 (da3 deu3) (Gan)
- 抖 (dǒu)
- 抖動 / 抖动 (dǒudòng)
- 抖抖絲 / 抖抖丝 (Longyan Min)
- 掉 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 搦搦掣 (Hokkien)
- 發抖 / 发抖 (fādǒu)
- 蟯蟯掣 / 蛲蛲掣 (Hokkien)
- 起掉 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 顫 / 颤
- 顫動 / 颤动 (chàndòng)
- 顫抖 / 颤抖 (chàndǒu)
- 嚇 / 吓
- 害怕 (hàipà)
- 忌 (jì) (literary, or in compounds)
- 怕
- 怕懼 / 怕惧 (pàjù) (literary)
- 恐懼 / 恐惧 (kǒngjù)
- 懼怕 / 惧怕 (jùpà)
- 深怕 (shēnpà)
- 生怕 (shēngpà)
- 生畏 (shēngwèi) (literary)
- 畏怯 (wèiqiè)
- 畏懼 / 畏惧 (wèijù)
- 驚 / 惊 (dialectal)
Dialectal synonyms of
害怕 (“to fear; to be afraid of”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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懼, 畏, 恐, 怯, 驚, 惶, 悚, 懾, 恇
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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害怕, 懼怕, 畏懼
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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害怕, 怕
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| Taiwan
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害怕, 怕
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| Harbin
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害怕, 發毛
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| Malaysia
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怕
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| Singapore
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怕, 害怕
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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害怕, 怕, 打怵
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
|
害怕, 怵
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| Central Plains Mandarin
|
Luoyang
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害怕, 怕
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| Wanrong
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驚
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| Xi'an
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害怕, 怕, 怯火
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| Xuzhou
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嫌怕, 打怵
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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害怕, 嚇
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| Lanzhou
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害怕, 怯, 怯乎, 怯豁
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| Ürümqi
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害怕
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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害怕, 怕, 虛火, 虛
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| Wuhan
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嚇不過, 怕
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| Guiyang
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害怕, 怕
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| Kunming
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害怕
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| Guilin
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怕
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| Liuzhou
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慌
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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嚇怕, 怕
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| Yangzhou
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害怕, 怕, 怕懼, 懼乎
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| Hefei
|
怕
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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驚, 怕, 慌, 窒
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| Hong Kong
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驚, 怕, 慌
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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狂
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| Macau
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驚
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
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驚
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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慌
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
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驚
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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好怕
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| Foshan
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驚, 窒
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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慌, 怕
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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慌
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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慌
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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慌
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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驚
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| Zhongshan (Huancheng)
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驚
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang)
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驚
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| Zhongshan (Xiaolan)
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慌
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| Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan)
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慌
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| Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan)
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慌
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| Zhongshan (Henglan)
|
慌
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| Zhongshan (Dongfeng)
|
慌
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| Zhongshan (Nantou)
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慌
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| Zhongshan (Fusha)
|
慌
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| Zhongshan (Shalang)
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慌
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| Zhongshan (Gangkou)
|
慌
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| Zhongshan (Huangpu)
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慌, 驚
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| Zhongshan (Sanjiao)
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狂, 驚
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| Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong)
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慌, 驚
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| Zhongshan (Minzhong)
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慌, 驚
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| Zhongshan (Guzhen)
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𢗉
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| Zhongshan (Banfu)
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慌, 驚
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| Zhongshan (Tanzhou)
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慌, 驚
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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驚
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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驚
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
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驚
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
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驚
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
驚
|
| Taishan
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𢗉
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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𢗉
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| Enping (Niujiang)
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𢗉
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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慌
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| Dongguan
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狂
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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驚
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| Shaoguan
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驚, 窒
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| Yunfu
|
怕, 驚
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| Yangjiang
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𢗉
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| Xinyi
|
狂
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| Lianjiang
|
驚
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
驚, 怕
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
驚, 怕
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| Gan
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Nanchang
|
怕
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| Lichuan
|
怕
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
驚, 怕畏, 畏, 怕
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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狂
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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狂
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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好狂
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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驚
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
|
怕, 驚, 畏
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
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驚
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| Wengyuan
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驚
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| Liannan
|
驚
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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狂
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| Jiexi
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驚
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
|
驚
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| Changting
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怕
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| Wuping
|
怕
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
|
怕
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| Liancheng
|
嚇
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| Ninghua
|
怕
|
| Ningdu
|
怕
|
| Tonggu (Sandu)
|
怕
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
|
怕
|
| Dayu
|
怕
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
驚
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
驚
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
驚
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
驚
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
驚
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
驚
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| Hong Kong
|
狂, 驚
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
|
怕
|
| Luchuan
|
狂
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
|
狂
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
狂
|
| Singkawang
|
驚
|
| Huizhou
|
Jixi
|
怕, 嚇
|
| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
害怕, 怕
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| Xinzhou
|
著怕, 怕
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
驚, 怕, 怯, 畏
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
|
驚
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| Songxi
|
驚
|
| Zhenghe
|
驚
|
| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
|
驚
|
| Jianyang
|
驚
|
| Jianyang (Huangkeng)
|
畏
|
| Wuyishan
|
嚇
|
| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
嚇
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
驚
|
| Fuzhou (Changle)
|
驚
|
| Lianjiang
|
驚
|
| Fuqing
|
驚
|
| Pingtan
|
驚
|
| Yongtai
|
驚
|
| Minqing
|
驚
|
| Gutian
|
驚
|
| Pingnan
|
驚
|
| Luoyuan
|
驚
|
| Fu'an
|
驚
|
| Ningde
|
驚
|
| Xiapu
|
驚
|
| Zherong
|
驚
|
| Shouning
|
驚
|
| Zhouning
|
驚
|
| Fuding
|
驚
|
| Singapore (Fuqing)
|
驚
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
驚, 著驚, 驚惶, 懾, 懾屎, 會攝, 掣
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
|
驚
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| Quanzhou
|
驚, 著驚, 懾, 懾屎, 會攝, 掣
|
| Jinjiang
|
驚
|
| Nan'an
|
驚
|
| Shishi
|
驚
|
| Hui'an
|
驚
|
| Anxi
|
驚
|
| Yongchun
|
驚
|
| Dehua
|
驚
|
| Zhangzhou
|
驚, 著驚, 驚惶, 懾, 會攝, 掣
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| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
|
驚
|
| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
|
驚
|
| Hua'an
|
驚
|
| Nanjing
|
驚
|
| Pinghe
|
驚
|
| Zhangpu
|
驚
|
| Yunxiao
|
驚
|
| Zhao'an
|
驚
|
| Dongshan
|
驚
|
| Kaohsiung
|
驚
|
| Yilan
|
驚
|
| Changhua (Lukang)
|
驚
|
| Taichung
|
驚
|
| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
驚惶
|
| Tainan
|
驚
|
| Taitung
|
驚
|
| Hsinchu
|
驚
|
| Kinmen
|
驚
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
驚
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
驚
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
驚
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
驚
|
| Longyan
|
嚇
|
| Zhangping
|
驚
|
| Datian
|
驚
|
| Chaozhou
|
驚, 畏
|
| Raoping
|
驚
|
| Shantou
|
驚
|
| Jieyang
|
驚, 畏
|
| Haifeng
|
驚
|
| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
驚
|
| Singapore (Teochew)
|
驚
|
| Leizhou
|
驚
|
| Wenchang
|
驚
|
| Haikou
|
驚
|
| Qionghai
|
驚
|
| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
驚
|
| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
驚
|
| Xianyou
|
驚
|
| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
驚
|
| Sanming (Sanyuan)
|
驚
|
| Sanming (Shaxian)
|
驚
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
驚
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
狂, 怕
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
怕, 嚇
|
| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
嚇
|
| Suzhou
|
怕, 嚇
|
| Danyang
|
怕
|
| Hangzhou
|
怕, 嚇, 慌, 怕慌, 發毛
|
| Ningbo
|
怕, 嚇
|
| Wenzhou
|
怕, 嚇
|
| Jinhua
|
光
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
怕, 畏怯
|
| Loudi
|
怕
|
| Shuangfeng
|
怕
|
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
掣
- (Cantonese) button; push-button; switch; component for controlling device (Classifier: 粒 c; 個／个 c)
- 電掣／电掣 [Cantonese] ― din6 zai3 ― electrical switch
- 停車掣／停车掣 [Cantonese] ― ting4 ce1 zai3 ― stop button (on a vehicle)
- 緊急掣／紧急掣 [Cantonese] ― gan2 gap1 zai3 ― emergency button
- 左掣 [Cantonese] ― zo2 zai3 ― left button
- (Cantonese) electrical switch (Classifier: 個／个 c)
- 燈掣／灯掣 [Cantonese] ― dang1 zai3 ― light switch
- 風扇掣／风扇掣 [Cantonese] ― fung1 sin3 zai3 ― switch of a fan
- (Cantonese, computing) key (on a keyboard); button (on a video game controller) (Classifier: 粒 c; 個／个 c)
- control掣 [Cantonese] ― control zai3 ― control key
- (Cantonese, graphical user interface) button (Classifier: 粒 c; 個／个 c)
- 交叉掣 [Cantonese] ― kaau1 caa1 zai3 ― close button
- (Cantonese) pedal
- 腳掣／脚掣 [Cantonese] ― goek3 zai3 ― footbrake
- (Cantonese, specifically) brake pedal
Synonyms
- 開關 / 开关 (kāiguān)
- 電掣 / 电掣 (din6 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 電門 / 电门 (diànmén)
Compounds
- 交叉掣 (kaau1 caa1 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 光暗掣 (Cantonese)
- 大掣 (Cantonese)
- 大細聲掣 / 大细声掣 (Cantonese)
- 手掣 (sau2 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 拉掣 (Cantonese)
- 掹掣 (mang1 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 推掣 (Cantonese)
- 掣面 (Cantonese)
- 插掣 (caap3 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 撳掣 / 揿掣 (gam6 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 擰掣 / 拧掣 (Cantonese)
- 水氣掣 / 水气掣 (Cantonese)
- 煞掣 (saat3 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 煞車掣 / 煞车掣 (Cantonese)
- 熄掣 (sik1 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 燈掣 / 灯掣 (dang1 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 總掣 / 总掣 (zung2 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 腳掣 / 脚掣 (goek3 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 跳掣 (tiu3 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 門掣 / 门掣 (Cantonese)
- 開關掣 / 开关掣 (hoi1 gwaan1 zai3) (Cantonese)
- 電掣 / 电掣 (din6 zai3) (Cantonese)
References
Japanese
Kanji
掣
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
掣 • (che, cheol) (hangeul 체, 철)
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Vietnamese
Han character
掣: Hán Nôm readings: xiết, xế, xía, siết
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