撇

Translingual

Han character

撇 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 手火月大 (QFBK), four-corner 5804₀, composition ⿰扌敝)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 453, character 22
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12678
• Dae Jaweon: page 803, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1945, character 5
• Unihan data for U+6487

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰeːd) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 敝 (OC *beds, *bed).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Definitions

撇

1. to discard; to abandon; to throw away
2. to skim; to clear (a liquid) from the substance (oil, foam, etc.) floating on it

   撇油 [Cantonese]  ―  pit³ jau⁴   ―  to skim oil

3. (Chinese calligraphy) stroke that falls downwards towards the left (㇒)
4. (Cantonese, of rain) to move in a slanted direction

   撇雨 [Cantonese]  ―  pit³ jyu⁵   ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

5. (Cantonese) to leave (without concern)
6. (Hakka) to flog the buttocks; to spank; to smack lightly with palm
7. (Hokkien) skill; ability

   無半撇／无半撇 [Hokkien]  ―  bô-pòaⁿ-phiat [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  incompetent; incapable

8. (Mainland China Hokkien) to drift with the wind
9. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) charming; fashionable; good-looking; smart
10. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to write a left falling stroke
11. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to write unseriously
12. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to turn one's head away

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

• (basic character strokes) 點／点 (diǎn), 橫／横, 豎／竖 (shù), 提, 捺 (nà), 撇, 折, 鉤／钩 (gōu), 彎／弯 (wān), 斜

Compounds

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Definitions

撇

1. (Hakka) Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).

   食撇 [Meixian Hakka]  ―  sed⁶ pêd⁵ [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]  ―  to eat up

   • 𠊎尋撇你三四擺都尋唔到。 [Meixian Hakka, trad.]
     𠊎寻撇你三四摆都寻唔到。 [Meixian Hakka, simp.]

     From: 2015, 温昌衍 and 王秋珺 (editors), 《客家方言》, page 132

     ngai² qim² pêd⁵ n² sam¹ xi⁴ bai³ du¹ qim² m² dau³. [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]

     I have looked for you three, four times but could not find you.

2. (Hakka) Normally followed by 了 to mark a state change.

   電腦壞撇了。 [Meixian Hakka, trad.]
   电脑坏撇了。 [Meixian Hakka, simp.]

   tiên⁴ nau³ fai⁴ pêd⁵ ê². [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]

   The computer went wrong.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Definitions

撇

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to lightly scoop from the surface of something (oil, etc.)
2. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to cut meat with a knife

Compounds

References

• “撇”, 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–

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): へつ (hetsu); へち (hechi); へい (hei)
• Kun: ぬぐう (nugū)

Vietnamese

Han character

撇: Hán Nôm readings: phét, phết, phệt, phiết

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References

• Nom Foundation