潲

潲	U+6F72, 潲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6F72

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Translingual

Han character

潲 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 水竹木月 (EHDB), four-corner 3912₇, composition ⿰氵稍)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 650, character 27
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18285
Dae Jaweon: page 1061, character 8
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1743, character 4
Unihan data for U+6F72

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (肖) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
梢	*sreːw
捎	sreːw, sew
筲	*sreːw
鞘	sreːw, slewɢs
艄	*sreːw
蛸	sreːw, sew
髾	*sreːw
輎	*sreːw
旓	*sreːw
弰	*sreːw
鮹	sreːw, sew
綃	sreːw, sew
颵	*sreːw
莦	sreːw, sew
娋	sreːw, sreːws
稍	*sreːws
哨	sreːws, sʰews, *sew
揱	sreːwɢs, slew, *sreːwɢ
潲	*sreːws
睄	*sreːws
悄	*sʰewʔ
俏	*sʰews
峭	*sʰews
陗	*sʰews
帩	*sʰews
誚	*zews
消	*sew
宵	*sew
霄	*sew
硝	*sew
銷	*sew
逍	*sew
魈	*sew
痟	*slew
焇	*sew
肖	slew, slews
韒	*slewɢs
趙	*l'ewʔ
箾	seːw, sleːw
踃	*seːw
削	*slewɢ
矟	*sreːwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sreːws): semantic 水 + phonetic 稍 (OC *sreːws).

Etymology 1

trad.		潲
simp. ^#		潲
alternative forms		捎 verb

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shào (shao⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saau³
Gan (Wiktionary): sau⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): sau³
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sao⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sàu / sáu

(Teochew, Peng'im): sao³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sau
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): sau⁴

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): sau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shào
  - Wade–Giles: shao⁴
  - Yale: shàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaw
  - Palladius: шао (šao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: saau³
  - Yale: saau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sao³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːu̯³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: sau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sau³⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: sau³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /sau⁴⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sao⁴
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sa̍u
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬau⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu
  - Tâi-lô: sàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: saux
  - IPA (Taipei): /sau¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /sau²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sáu
  - Tâi-lô: sáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sau⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sao³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sau²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵sau
  - MiniDict: sau^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sɔ³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɒu̯⁴⁵/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: sau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯³²⁴/

Middle Chinese: sraewH

Rime
Character	潲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	所敎切
Baxter	sraewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃˠau^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃᵚau^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃau^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂaɨw^H/
Li Rong	/ʃau^H/
Wang Li	/ʃau^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʂau^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	saau³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sreːws/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	潲
Reading #	1/1
No.	13729
Phonetic component	肖
Rime group	豹
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	稍
Old Chinese	/*sreːws/

Definitions

潲

swill
(colloquial, of rain) to fall aslant
潲雨了，咱趕緊關窗戶。
潲雨了，咱赶紧关窗户。
Shào yǔ le, zán gǎnjǐn guān chuānghu.
Rain is falling aslant. Let's quickly close the windows.
(dialectal, including Beijing and Central Plains Mandarin, Cantonese, Jin) to sprinkle; to spray

Compounds

潲水 (shàoshuǐ)
豬潲 / 猪潲

Etymology 2

trad.		潲
simp. ^#		潲
alternative forms		韶精𪷰洨佋韶精𪷰洨佋溲屑邵哨梢稍消肖紹／绍𩩓㞞／𪨊嬲 Hokkien 漦 Hakka 液 Puxian Min

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siàu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sieo²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): siâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): siao⁵

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siàu
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiau^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiau²
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯au̯¹¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sieo²
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sá̤u
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬieu¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sieo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬieu²⁴/

Note: only used in compound.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siâu
  - Tâi-lô: siâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau⁵⁵/

Definitions

潲

(Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka, vulgar) semen
(Hokkien, vulgar, postpositive) Vulgar intensifier suffix added after certain verbs and adjectives to make it sound more vulgar.: the fuck; as fuck; as hell
啥潲 ― siáⁿ-siâu ― what the fuck

嘐潲 ― hau-siâu ― fake as hell

衰潲 ― soe-siâu ― to be unfortunate as hell

吵潲 ― chhá siâu ― noisy as fuck

空歁潲 ― khong-khám siâu ― arrogant/stupid/crazy as fuck

笑潲 ― chhiò siâu ― to laugh as hell

洽潲 ― ka̍p-siâu ― dumb as hell

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 精液 (“semen”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		精
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		精液
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	精液, 㞞
	Taiwan	精液, 洨, 精
	Harbin	㞞, 雞巴湯兒
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	㞞
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	㞞, 精
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	㞞
	Wanrong	㞞
	Xi'an	㞞
	Xining	㞞
	Xuzhou	㞞
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	㞞
	Lanzhou	㞞
	Ürümqi	㞞
	Jimsar	㞞
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	精水, 精液, 頭兒油, 化豬油, 豬油
	Wuhan	漿
	Guiyang	精水
	Liuzhou	精水
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	㞞
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	㞞
Cantonese	Guangzhou	𨳍水
	Hong Kong	精液, 精
	Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	鳩瘍
	Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	𡳞瘍
	Zhongshan (Tanzhou)	鳩屎
	Zhongshan (Tanggan, Sanxiang)	鳩屎
	Dongguan	精液
	Shaoguan	精水
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	𨳍水
	Nanning	𨳍水, 炮油
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	精液
Gan	Lichuan	精
Hakka	Meixian	𡳞屎
	Xingning	𡳞屎
	Dabu (Xihe)	精液, 𡳞屎
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	𡳞屎
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	𡳞屎
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	𡳞屎, 潲
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	𡳞屎
	Wuhua (Changbu)	𡳞屎
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	𡳞屎, 潲水
	Jiexi	𡳞屎
	Changting	淫
	Longyan (Yongding)	潲
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	精子
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	潲膏
	Liancheng (Juxi)	脧仁
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	精
	Yudu	卵屎
	Ruijin	卵屎
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	潲
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	潲
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	潲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	潲
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	精水
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	潲
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	精水
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	𡳞屎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	𡳞屎
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	𡳞屎
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	潲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	潲
	Hong Kong	𡳞屎
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	精液
	Senai (Huiyang)	𡳞屎
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	潲
	Bangkok (Meixian)	𡳞屎
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	𡳞屎
Huizhou	Jixi	㞞, 鳥漿
	Shexian	㞞
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	精, 㞞
Jin	Taiyuan	精液
	Pingyao	㞞
	Xinzhou	㞞, 㞞糊子
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	精
Southern Min	Xiamen	潲
	Quanzhou	潲
	Zhangzhou	潲
	Zhao'an	潲
	Taipei	潲
	Taipei (Wanhua)	潲
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	潲
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	潲
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	潲
	Kaohsiung	潲
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	潲
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	潲
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	潲
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	潲
	Yilan	潲
	Yilan (Luodong)	潲
	Yilan (Toucheng)	潲, 精水
	Changhua (Lukang)	潲
	Taichung	潲
	Taichung (Wuqi)	潲
	Tainan	潲, 精水
	Tainan (Anping)	潲
	Taitung	精
	Hsinchu	潲
	Kinmen	潲
	Penghu (Magong)	潲
	Penghu (Xiyu)	潲
	Penang (Hokkien)	潲
	Singapore (Hokkien)	潲
	Manila (Hokkien)	潲
	Longyan	潲
	Chaozhou	潲
	Jieyang	潲
	Haifeng	潲, 潲水
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	精
	Wenchang	精
	Haikou	精
Puxian Min	Putian	𡳞屎, 𡳞液
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	𡳞屎
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	𡳞屎
	Xianyou	𡳞屎, 𡳞液, 精
	Xianyou (Fengting)	精
	Xianyou (Youyang)	精
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	精, 𨳍水
Wu	Shanghai	精, 白脫油, 白脫
	Shanghai (Chongming)	㞞
	Suzhou	精
	Danyang	㞞
	Hangzhou	㞞, 陽水
	Ningbo	卵漿, 漿水
	Wenzhou	頹漿
	Jinhua	㞞
Xiang	Changsha	卵漿, 精子
	Xiangxiang	卵射漿, 精液
	Loudi	卵水, 水, 漿, 烏龜尿

Compounds

創啥潲 / 创啥潲 (Min Nan)
啥潲 (siáⁿ-siâu) (Min Nan)
嘐潲 (hau-siâu) (Min Nan)
嘐潲話 / 嘐潲话 (hau-siâu-ōe) (Min Nan)
孽潲 (gia̍t-siâu) (Min Nan)
㤉潲 (gê-siâu) (Min Nan)
挐潲潲 (jû-siâu-siâu) (Min Nan)
插潲 (chhap-siâu) (Min Nan)
洽潲
潲面
衰潲 (soe-siâu) (Min Nan)
訕潲 / 讪潲 (soān-siâu) (Min Nan)
講嘐潲話 / 讲嘐潲话 (Min Nan)
謔潲 / 谑潲
譀潲 / 𰶆潲
譀狗潲 / 𰶆狗潲
貓潲 / 猫潲

References

“潲”, 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–
“潲”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “潲”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 207.

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