撮
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Translingual
Han character
撮 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手日尸水 (QASE), four-corner 56047, composition ⿰扌最)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 456, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12748
- Dae Jaweon: page 805, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1957, character 2
- Unihan data for U+64AE
Chinese
| trad. | 撮 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 撮 | |
| alternative forms | 熶 𢲻 𢤎 𤑧 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 撮 |
|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 陬 | *ʔsloː, *ʔsru, *ʔslo |
| 棷 | *ʔsloː, *sʰloːʔ, *sloːʔ, *ʔsru |
| 掫 | *ʔsloː, *ʔsruʔ, *ʔslo |
| 緅 | *ʔsloː, *ʔsru, *slos |
| 趣 | *sʰloːʔ, *sʰlos |
| 取 | *sʰloːʔ, *sʰloʔ |
| 鯫 | *zloː, *zloːʔ, *sʰlo |
| 棸 | *rlu, *rluʔ, *ʔsru |
| 鄹 | *ʔsru, *zloʔ, *ljoːnʔ |
| 郰 | *ʔsru |
| 齱 | *ʔsru, *sʰroːɡ |
| 菆 | *ʔsru, *sʰros, *zloːn |
| 箃 | *ʔsru |
| 黀 | *ʔsru |
| 驟 | *zrus |
| 最 | *zloːds |
| 襊 | *sʰoːds, *sʰoːd |
| 蕞 | *zoːds |
| 嘬 | *sʰroːds |
| 諏 | *ʔslo |
| 娵 | *ʔslo |
| 娶 | *sʰloʔ, *sʰlos, *slo |
| 聚 | *zloʔ, *zlos |
| 埾 | *zlos |
| 藂 | *zloːŋ |
| 叢 | *zloːŋ |
| 繓 | *ʔsoːd |
| 撮 | *ʔsoːd, *sʰoːd |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsoːd, *sʰoːd) : semantic 扌 + phonetic 最 (OC *zloːds).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cyut3
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): cháuk / chŏk
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cuo
- Wade–Giles: tsʻo1
- Yale: tswō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuo
- Palladius: цо (co)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cuò
- Wade–Giles: tsʻo4
- Yale: tswò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuoh
- Palladius: цо (co)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: cyut3
- Yale: chyut
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsyt8
- Guangdong Romanization: qud3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰyːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chep / chhot
- Hakka Romanization System: zebˋ / codˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: zeb5 / cod5
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sep̚²/, /t͡sʰot̚²/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: cháuk / chŏk
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑuʔ²⁴/, /t͡sʰouʔ⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
Note:
- cháuk - general use;
- chŏk - classifier, scoop a small amount.
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheh
- Tâi-lô: tsheh
- Phofsit Daibuun: zheq
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰeʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chherh
- Tâi-lô: tsherh
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰəʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoeh
- Tâi-lô: tshueh
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhoeq
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰueʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Note:
- chhok - vernacular;
- chheh/chherh/chhoeh - vernacular (dated, “small amount”);
- choat - literary (“to pass on”);
- chhoat - literary.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: coh4 / cuag4 / cuêg4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshoh / tshuak / tshuek
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰoʔ²/, /t͡sʰuak̚²/, /t͡sʰuek̚²/
Note:
- coh4 - vernacular;
- cuag4/cuêg4 - literary (cuêg4 - Chaozhou).
- Middle Chinese: tswat, tshwat
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ˤot/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsoːd/, /*sʰoːd/
Definitions
撮
- to pick up (powders) using one's fingertips
- to gather up; to collect together; to assemble
- to bring together (e.g. a couple)
- to extract; to summarise
- to scoop up (dirt using a dustpan)
- (dialectal, colloquial) to eat (as a group at a restaurant)
- (Hakka) to cheat; to deceive; to hoax
- Classifier for small amounts of something (that can be picked up using one's fingertips, or figuratively): pinch; handful
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pass on; to transfer
- (Teochew) Classifier for an indefinite amount: bunch; group
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 些 (“some, a few”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 些 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 些 |
| Singapore | 些 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 啲 |
| Hong Kong | 啲 | |
| Taishan | 尼 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 啲 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 兜 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 兜 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 兜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 兜 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 兜 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 兜 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 兜 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 寡 |
| Zhangzhou | 寡 | |
| Tainan | 寡 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 寡 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 寡 | |
| Shantou | 撮 | |
| Jieyang | 撮 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 撮 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 眼, 點, 些 formal or Mandarin-influenced |
| Wenzhou | 厘兒 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 騙 (“to deceive; to fool”)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒ
- Wade–Giles: tso3
- Yale: dzwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoo
- Palladius: цзо (czo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒr
- Wade–Giles: tso3-ʼrh
- Yale: dzwǒr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuool
- Palladius: цзор (czor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔɻ²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cuò
- Wade–Giles: tsʻo4
- Yale: tswò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuoh
- Palladius: цо (co)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: cyut3
- Yale: chyut
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsyt8
- Guangdong Romanization: qud3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰyːt̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: chŏk
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰouʔ⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
Definitions
撮
Synonyms
- 撮子 (zuǒzi)
Japanese
Kanji
撮
Readings
- Go-on: さち (sachi)
- Kan-on: さつ (satsu, Jōyō)
- On: さい (sai)
- Kun: とる (toru, 撮る, Jōyō)、つまむ (tsumamu, 撮む)、つまみ (tsumami)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 撮 |
| さつ Grade: S |
| kan'on |
From Middle Chinese 撮 (MC tshwat, “to grab with three fingers”).
Pronunciation
Compounds
Noun
- A unit of volume, equal to one-tenth of a 勺 (shaku), or equivalently around 1.8039 millilitres.
References
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 撮 (MC tshwat).
Historical readings
- Recorded as Middle Korean 촤ᇙ〮 (Yale: chwálq) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
- Recorded as Middle Korean 찰 (chal) (Yale: chal) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
Hanja
撮 (eumhun 모을 촬 (mo'eul chwal))
Compounds
References
Vietnamese
Han character
撮: Hán Việt readings: toát
撮: Nôm readings: toát, tòi, duỗi
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