搦

Translingual

Han character

搦 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手弓一一 (QNMM), four-corner 5702₇, composition ⿰扌弱)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 447, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12500
• Dae Jaweon: page 798, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1938, character 8
• Unihan data for U+6426

Chinese

Glyph origin

Etymology

Cantonese 搦 (nik1) has a nasal-stop alternant in 拎 (ning1) (Kwok et al., 2008).

Pronunciation

Definitions

搦

1. (Classical) to repress; to restrain
2. (literary or Cantonese, Hokkien, Eastern Min) to grasp; to seize; to hold in the hand

   alt. forms: 攊 (Cantonese)

   搦起塊石／搦起块石 [Cantonese]  ―  nik¹ hei² faai³ sek⁶   ―  to pick up a rock

   家姐幫我搦住個手袋。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   家姐帮我搦住个手袋。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gaa¹ ze^2-1 bong¹ ngo⁵ nik¹ zyu⁶ go³ sau² doi^6-2.

   My elder sister is holding the handbag for me.

   • 呢，你同我搦減啲嘢！ [Cantonese, trad.]
     呢，你同我搦减啲嘢！ [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1957, 謝賢 (actor), in 《鬼夜哭》 , 5:17 from the start

     ne², nei⁵ tung⁴ ngo⁵ nik¹ gam² di¹ je⁵!

     Hey, hold some of the stuff for me!

3. to challenge
4. to capture
5. (Hokkien) to rub and knead (with five fingers togethers)
6. (Mainland China Hokkien) to tread on; to step on; to trample on

   搦塗糜／搦涂糜 [Hokkien]  ―  lio̍k thô͘-bê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  tread on mud

7. (Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to rub in water

   搦衫褲／搦衫裤 [Hokkien]  ―  la̍k saⁿ-khò͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  rub clothes in water for washing

8. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) Classifier for handfuls of something, such as grains, sand, soil.
9. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to clean; to cleanse; to wash; to tidy up

Synonyms

• (to hold in the hand): (Mandarin) 提 (tí), 拿 (ná)

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: にゃく (nyaku)
• Kan-on: だく (daku)
• Kun: からめる (karameru, 搦める); がらみ (garami, 搦み)

Vietnamese

Han character

搦: Hán Nôm readings: nạch

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References

• Nom Foundation