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Translingual
Han character
撩 (Kangxi radical 64, 手 +12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手大金火 (QKCF ), four-corner 54096 , composition ⿰扌 尞 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 456 , character 7
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12741
Dae Jaweon: page 805, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1955, character 2
Unihan data for U+64A9
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
簝
*reːw, *reːw
潦
*reːwʔ, *reːws
獠
*reːwʔ, *ʔr'eːwʔ, *reːw
轑
*reːwʔ
橑
*reːwʔ, *reːw
燎
*rew, *rewʔ, *rews
繚
*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ
璙
*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws
憭
*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ
爒
*rewʔ, *reːwʔ
僚
*rewʔ, *reːw
嫽
*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws
療
*rews
膫
*rews, *reːw
鷯
*rews, *reːw
遼
*reːw
撩
*reːw, *reːwʔ
嘹
*reːw, *reːw, *reːws
寮
*reːw
飉
*reːw
竂
*reːw
鐐
*reːw, *reːws
蟟
*reːw
瞭
*reːw, *reːwʔ
嶚
*reːw
镽
*reːwʔ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *reːw, *reːwʔ ): semantic 手 ( “ hand ” ) + phonetic 尞 .
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
Note :
liâu - literary;
liô - vernacular.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
撩
Reading #
1/2
No.
8091
Phonetic component
尞
Rime group
宵
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
聊
Old Chinese
/*reːw/
Definitions
撩
to arrange
used in 撩亂 / 撩乱 (“chaotic”)
to wind around; to pester
to take ; to pluck
to tease ; to incite ; to provoke
春色撩 人 ― chūnsèliáo rén ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
佢 成日 撩 隔離 位 傾偈 。 佢 成日 撩 隔离 位 倾偈 。 keoi5 seng4 jat6 liu4 gaak3 lei4 wai6-2 king1 gai6-2 . He often tries to chat with the person sitting next to him.
( originally dialectal , slang ) to flirt with; to pick up
撩 妹 ― liáo mèi ― to flirt with a girl
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
撩
to raise
to sprinkle
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
撩
alternative form of 撂 ( liào )
to glance
used in 撩峭
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
撩
Reading #
2/2
No.
8116
Phonetic component
尞
Rime group
宵
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
了
Old Chinese
/*reːwʔ/
Definitions
撩
( literary or Cantonese ) to pick at; to dig at
撩 鼻屎 ― liu1 bei6 si2 ― to pick one's nose
撩 牙 ― liu1 ngaa4 ― to pick one's teeth
See also
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 撩 – see 撈 (“to dredge up; to scoop out of water ; to fish for; to grab ; to take up ; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 撈 ).
References
Japanese
Kanji
撩
(Hyōgai kanji )
to raise ; to lift
to make orderly
Readings
Korean
Hanja
撩 • (ryo>yo ) (hangeul 료 >요 , revised ryo>yo, McCune–Reischauer ryo>yo, Yale lyo>yo)
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Vietnamese
Han character
撩 : Hán Nôm readings: lêu , bêu , leo , liệu , liêu , treo , trêu , cheo , đeo , gieo
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