𢬿

𢬿 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手戈廿 (QIT), composition ⿰扌戒)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 433, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1877, character 13
• Unihan data for U+22B3F

𢬿

1. (Cantonese, dated in standard Cantonese, still used in Taishanese) to take; to hold

   • 你手𢬿乜野 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

     From: 1877, Ernest John Eitel, A Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese Dialect, page 211

     nei⁵ sau² kaai⁵ mat¹ je⁵

     what have you in your hand?

2. (Cantonese, dated in standard Cantonese, still used in Taishanese) to use (as an instrument)

   • 唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟攪茶有冇呢 [Cantonese, trad.]
     唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟搅茶有冇呢 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1841, Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect, page 181

     tong⁴ jan⁴ jau⁵ kaai⁵ ngau⁴ jyu⁵ gung⁶ tong⁴ lai⁴ gaau² caa⁴ jau⁵ mou⁵ ne¹

     Do the Chinese use milk and sugar with their tea?

   • 拉撒路呀。𢬿手指尖挑的水嚟凉我條唎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     拉撒路呀。𢬿手指尖挑的水嚟凉我条唎。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1865, Mary French, 《親就耶穌》, page 9

     laai¹ saat³ lou⁶ aa³. kaai⁵ sau² zi² zim¹ tiu¹ dik¹ seoi² lai⁴ loeng⁴ ngo⁵ tiu⁴ lei⁶.

     Lazarus, fetch me some water using the tip of your fingers to cool my tongue.

   • 冇人𢬿新布來補舊衣服、恐怕所補落去嘅、反轉擘爛舊衣服、致令裂爛更關係呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     冇人𢬿新布来补旧衣服、恐怕所补落去嘅、反转擘烂旧衣服、致令裂烂更关系呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1927, Cantonese New Testament (Revised Version), Mark 2:21

     mou⁵ jan⁴ kaai⁵ san¹ bou³ loi⁴ bou² gau⁶ ji¹ fuk⁶, hung² paa³ so² bou² lok⁶ heoi³ ge³, faan² zyun³ maak³ laan⁶ gau⁶ ji¹ fuk⁶, zi³ ling⁶ lit⁶ laan⁶ gang³ gwaan¹ hai⁶ aa³.

     No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

3. (Cantonese, dated in standard Cantonese) Placed before the object of a sentence to allow it to be placed before the verb.

   • 又勸你𢬿個封信擠埋衫襟裏頭、拈出嚟自己讀、亦呌你的仔聽。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     又劝你𢬿个封信挤埋衫襟里头、拈出嚟自己读、亦呌你的仔听。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1870, George H. Piercy, 《續天路歷程土話》, volume 1, page 6

     jau⁶ hyun³ nei⁵ kaai⁵ go³ fung¹ seon³ zai¹ maai⁴ saam¹ kam¹ lei⁵ tau⁴, nim¹ ceot¹ lei⁴ zi⁶ gei² duk⁶, jik⁶ giu³ nei⁵ dik¹ zai² teng¹.

     I also urge you to put this letter inside your jacket, take it out and read it yourself, and tell your sons to listen as well.

   • 又打發別個僕去、農夫𢬿佢殺嘵、更打發好多僕去、有的被佢打、有的被佢殺。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     又打发别个仆去、农夫𢬿佢杀哓、更打发好多仆去、有的被佢打、有的被佢杀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1872, 《馬可傳福音書（廣東土白）》, Mark 12:5

     jau⁶ daa² faat³ bit⁶ go³ buk⁶ heoi³, nung⁴ fu¹ kaai⁵ keoi⁵ saat³ hiu¹, gang³ daa² faat³ hou² do¹ buk⁶ heoi³, jau⁵ dik¹ bei⁶ keoi⁵ daa², jau⁵ dik¹ bei⁶ keoi⁵ saat³.

     And again he sent another ; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.