挈

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Translingual

Han character

挈 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手竹手 (QHQ), four-corner 57502, composition ⿱㓞手)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 429, character 22
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12035
  • Dae Jaweon: page 779, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1863, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+6308

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (丯) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
夆 *pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds
丯 *kreːds
瘛 *kʰjeds, *ɡeːds, *kʰjed
觢 *ɡjeds
契 *kʰeːds, *kʰeːd, *kʰeːd, *kʰɯd
栔 *kʰeːds
禊 *ɡeːds
稧 *ɡeːds
楔 *kreːd, *sqʰeːd
葜 *kʰreːd
猰 *qreːd, *kraːd, *kʰeːd
窫 *qreːd
揳 *sqʰeːd
偰 *sqʰeːd
潔 *keːd
絜 *keːd, *ɡeːd
鍥 *keːd, *kʰeːd
挈 *kʰeːd
蛪 *kʰeːd
齧 *ŋeːd
褉 *qʰeːd
喫 *ŋ̊ʰeːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰeːd) : phonetic 㓞 () + semantic 手 (“hand”).

Etymology 1

trad. 挈
simp. # 挈

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 挈
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 溪 (29)
Final (韻) 屑 (87)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) IV
Fanqie 苦結切
Baxter khet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kʰet̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kʰet̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kʰɛt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kʰɛt̚/
Li
Rong 		/kʰet̚/
Wang
Li 		/kʰiet̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/kʰiet̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		qie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		hit3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 挈
Reading # 1/1
No. 6512
Phonetic
component 		丯
Rime
group 		月
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		猰
Old
Chinese 		/*kʰeːd/

Definitions

挈

  1. to raise; to lift
  2. to take along; to carry; to lead (one's family)

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad. 挈
simp. # 挈
alternative forms 提
摕／𰔇
𢭪 Teochew

Probably a variant of 提 (the̍h, “to take”).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • kiêh8 - Chaozhou, Chenghai;
  • kioh8 - Shantou, Jieyang;
  • koih8 - Jieyang.

    Definitions

    挈

    1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to take; to retrieve; to fetch; to get; to bring; to carry

    Synonyms

    Dialectal synonyms of 拿 (“to take; to hold”)
    Variety Location Words
    Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 取
    Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 拿
    Taiwan 拿
    Malaysia 拿
    Singapore 拿
    Jilu Mandarin Jinan 拿
    Central Plains Mandarin Zhengzhou 拿, 搦
    Xi'an 拿
    Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 拿
    Wuhan 拿
    Guilin 拿
    Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 拿
    Hefei 拿
    Cantonese Guangzhou 攞, 拎, 搦
    Hong Kong 攞, 拎, 搦
    Macau 拎
    Taishan 𢬿, 討
    Kaiping (Chikan) 討
    Yangjiang 捰, 拎, 摣
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 攞, 拎
    Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 攞
    Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 攞
    Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 攞
    Penang (Guangfu) 攞
    Singapore (Guangfu) 攞
    Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 搦
    Móng Cái 攞
    Gan Nanchang 拿
    Hakka Meixian 拿
    Miaoli (N. Sixian) 拿
    Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 拿
    Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 拿
    Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 拿
    Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 提
    Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 提
    Sabah (Bao'an) 撿
    Kuching (Hepo) 撿, 拿
    Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 搦
    Huizhou Jixi 擔
    Jin Taiyuan 荷, 拿
    Northern Min Jian'ou 拿, 㨮
    Eastern Min Fuzhou 拈, 掏
    Southern Min Xiamen 提
    Quanzhou 提, 掗
    Jinjiang 提, 掗
    Zhangzhou 提
    Dongshan 攑
    Taipei 提, 挈 GT
    New Taipei (Sanxia) 提
    Kaohsiung 提
    Yilan 提
    Changhua (Lukang) 提
    Taichung 提
    Tainan 提
    Hsinchu 提
    Kinmen 提, 捎
    Penghu (Magong) 提
    Penang (Hokkien) 攑, 提
    Singapore (Hokkien) 攑, 提
    Manila (Hokkien) 提, 掗
    Chaozhou 挈
    Shantou 挈
    Shantou (Chaoyang) 挈
    Jieyang 挈
    Singapore (Teochew) 挈, 攑
    Wenchang 把
    Haikou 把
    Qionghai 把
    Singapore (Hainanese) 挈
    Wu Shanghai 拿
    Suzhou 拿
    Ningbo 馱, 撈, 挈
    Wenzhou 朵, 抯, 揹
    Xiang Changsha 拿
    Note GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)

    Etymology 3

    trad. 挈
    simp. # 挈

    Pronunciation

    Definitions

    挈

    1. (Eastern Min) to use, by means of, with

    Etymology 4

    trad. 挈
    simp. # 挈

    Pronunciation

    Definitions

    挈

    1. † unique

    Etymology 5

    For pronunciation and definitions of 挈 – see 契 (“contract; deed; to agree; to conform with; to tally with; etc.”).
    (This character is a variant form of 契).

    Etymology 6

    For pronunciation and definitions of 挈 – see 𦸉.
    (This character is a variant form of 𦸉).

    Etymology 7

    For pronunciation and definitions of 挈 – see 觢 (“cattle with both horns pointing straight up”).
    (This character is a variant form of 觢).

    Etymology 8

    For pronunciation and definitions of 挈 – see 𤲍 (“crowded; congested; packed; to squeeze one's way in; to cram in; etc.”).
    (This character is a variant form of 𤲍).

    Japanese

    Kanji

    挈

    (Hyōgai kanji)

    1. carry in hand

    Readings

    • On (unclassified): けつ (ketsu)、けい (kei)
    • Kun: ひっさげる (hissageru)

    Korean

    Hanja

    挈 • (seol, gye) (hangeul 설, 계, revised seol, gye, McCune–Reischauer sŏl, kye, Yale sel, kyey)

    1. assist, help
    2. lead by hand
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