撠

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撠 U+64A0, 撠
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64A0
← 撟
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 撡 →

Translingual

Han character

撠 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手十十戈 (QJJI), four-corner 53050, composition ⿰扌戟)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 455, character 4
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12720
  • Dae Jaweon: page 804, character 10
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1954, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+64A0

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (戟) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
戟 *kraɡ
撠 *kraɡ

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
 撠

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 撠
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 陌 (115)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 几劇切
Baxter kjaek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kˠiæk̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kᵚiak̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kiak̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kiajk̚/
Li
Rong 		/kiɐk̚/
Wang
Li 		/kĭɐk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/kiɐk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		ji
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		gik1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 撠
Reading # 1/1
No. 5808
Phonetic
component 		戟
Rime
group 		鐸
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		戟
Old
Chinese 		/*kraɡ/
Notes 見史記

Definitions

撠

  1. (obsolete) to catch, to grasp
  2. (obsolete) to touch

Compounds

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 撠
alternative forms 棘
𠽤
kick Hong Kong Cantonese
𢲈

Pronunciation

Definitions

撠 (Cantonese)

  1. (ergative) to stumble; to trip over
    小心撠嚫／小心撠𰈍 [Cantonese]  ―  siu2 sam1 kik1 can1   ―  be careful of tripping over
    你伸隻腳出嚟想撠死人咩！ [Cantonese, trad.]
    你伸只脚出嚟想撠死人咩！ [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 san1 zek3 goek3 ceot1 lei4 soeng2 kik1 sei2 jan4 me1!
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. to be stuck; to be trapped
  3. (figuratively) to encounter difficulties; to get stuck
  4. stuttery
    佢講嘢好撠。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢讲嘢好撠。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 gong2 je5 hou2 kik1.
    His speech is full of stutters and pauses.
  5. troublesome; with difficulties or obstacles
Synonyms
  • (Cantonese) 揢 (kak1, “to obstruct”)

Compounds

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.
 撠
alternative forms 揭

Pronunciation

Definitions

撠

  1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pick out; to pluck out
  2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to expose; to uncover; to reveal; to unmask
Synonyms
  • (to pick out): 挑 (tiāo), 撥／拨 (bō)
  • (to expose):

Compounds

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