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Translingual
Han character
揞 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手卜廿日 (QYTA), four-corner 50061, composition ⿰扌音)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 443, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12361
- Dae Jaweon: page 794, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1923, character 7
- Unihan data for U+63DE
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 諳
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*qɯːm
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| 腤
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*qɯːm
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| 嬜
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*qɯːm, *qʰaːm, *qʰrɯm
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| 喑
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*qɯːm, *qrɯm, *qrɯms
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| 揞
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*qɯːmʔ, *qrɯːms
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| 隌
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*qɯːmʔ, *qrɯm
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| 罯
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*qɯːmʔ, *qɯːb
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| 暗
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*qɯːms
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| 闇
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*qɯːms
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| 黯
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*qrɯːm, *qrɯːmʔ
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| 歆
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*qʰrɯm
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| 愔
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*qɯm
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| 韾
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*qɯm
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| 音
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*qrɯm
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| 瘖
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*qrɯm
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| 窨
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*qrɯms
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| 湆
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*kʰrɯb
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qɯːmʔ, *qrɯːms) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 音 (OC *qrɯm).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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揞
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揞
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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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15210
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15218
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Phonetic
component
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音
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音
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Rime
group
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侵
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侵
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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晻
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韽
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Old
Chinese
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/*qɯːmʔ/
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/*qrɯːms/
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Definitions
揞
- to cover with hands
- 揞住個鼻／揞住个鼻 [Cantonese] ― am2 zyu6 go3 bei6 ― to cover the nose
用濕毛巾揞住口鼻 [Cantonese, trad.]
用湿毛巾揞住口鼻 [Cantonese, simp.]- jung6 sap1 mou4 gan1 am2 zyu6 hau2 bei6
- use a wet towel to cover the nose and mouth
- 揞目 [Teochew] ― an1 mag8 [Peng'im] ― cover the eyes
- to apply medicine to a wound using fingers
Compounds
References
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 揞 – see 扲 (“to pull out”).
(This character is a variant form of 扲). |
Vietnamese
Han character
揞: Hán Nôm readings: ẵm, ôm
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