撬

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撬 U+64AC, 撬
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64AC
← 撫
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 播 →

Translingual

Han character

撬 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手竹山山 (QHUU), four-corner 52014, composition ⿰扌毳)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 456, character 14
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12746
  • Dae Jaweon: page 805, character 10
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1959, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+64AC

Chinese

trad. 撬
simp. # 撬

Glyph origin

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Pronunciation 1

Note:
  • giu6 - colloquial;
  • hiu3 - variant.

Definitions

撬

  1. to pry open
  2. (alt. form 翹／翘) to lift; to raise

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

撬

  1. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to pry open
    鎖予賊仔撬開。 [Hokkien, trad.]
    锁予贼仔撬开。 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Só hō͘ chha̍t-á kiauh khai. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    The lock was pried open by the thief.

References

Japanese

Kanji

撬

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): きょう (kyō)
  • Kun: あげる (ageru)

Vietnamese

Han character

撬: Hán Nôm readings: khiêu

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