搵

Translingual

Han character

搵 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手田人廿 (QWOT), four-corner 5601₇, composition ⿰扌𥁕)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 448, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12520
• Dae Jaweon: page 799, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 1932, character 5
• Unihan data for U+6435

Chinese

Glyph origin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

搵

1. (literary or Hakka, Southern Min) to dip in; to submerge in (sauce, ink, etc.)

   搵豆油／揾豆油 [Hokkien]  ―  ùn tāu-iû [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to dip in soy sauce

2. (literary) to press (with one's finger)
3. (literary) to wipe away
4. (literary) to kiss; to nibble

Synonyms

Pronunciation 2

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搵

1. (literary) to support
2. (literary) to submerge

Pronunciation 3

Definitions

搵

1. (literary) to submerge

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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搵

1. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhongshan Min) to search; to look for

   我搵到鎖匙喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我揾到锁匙喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ wan² dou³ so² si⁴ laa³.

   I found my keys.

   搵唔到工／揾唔到工 [Cantonese]  ―  wan² m⁴ dou³ gung¹   ―  unable to find a job

   搵緊佢副眼鏡 [Cantonese, trad.]
   揾紧佢副眼镜 [Cantonese, simp.]

   wan² gan² keoi⁵ fu³ ngaan⁵ geng^3-2

   looking for their glasses

   叫佢唔好再搵我 [Cantonese, trad.]
   叫佢唔好再揾我 [Cantonese, simp.]

   giu³ keoi⁵ m⁴ hou² zoi³ wan² ngo⁵

   ask them not to try to contact me ever again

2. (Cantonese) to earn (money)

   搵錢／揾钱 [Cantonese]  ―  wan² cin⁴   ―  to make money

   搵外快／揾外快 [Cantonese]  ―  wan² ngoi⁶ faai³   ―  to earn extra money

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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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搵

1. (Siyi Yue) to search; to look for

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Etymology 4

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搵

1. (Hakka) to bend; to turn

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Definitions

搵

1. ^† to tease

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B01377
• “搵”, 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–
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• “Entry #HK0000015278”, in 臺灣客家語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
• “Entry #HK0000015279”, in 臺灣客家語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.
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Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): おん (on)
• Kun: しずむ (shizumu); おさえる (osaeru)