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Translingual
Han character
挲 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水竹手 (EHQ), four-corner 39502, composition ⿱沙手)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 431, character 31
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12096
- Dae Jaweon: page 781, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1877, character 10
- Unihan data for U+6332
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 硰
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*ʔsaːlʔ, *sʰaːlʔ, *sraːl
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| 娑
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*saːl, *saːlʔ
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| 挱
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*saːl, *sraːl
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| 挲
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*saːl
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| 桫
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*saːl
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| 渻
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*saːl, *sreŋʔ, *seŋʔ
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| 沙
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*sraːl, *sraːls
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| 紗
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*sraːl
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| 砂
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*sraːl
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| 鯊
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*sraːl
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| 裟
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*sraːl
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| 桬
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*sraːl
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| 髿
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*sraːl, *soːl
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| 魦
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*sraːl, *soːl
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| 莎
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*soːl
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| 莏
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*soːl
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Pronunciation 1
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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挲
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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11021
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Phonetic
component
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沙
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Rime
group
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歌
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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娑
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Old
Chinese
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/*saːl/
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| Notes
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同挱
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Definitions
挲
- to stroke; to caress; to fondle
- Synonym: 撫摸 / 抚摸 (fǔmō)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
挲
- Only used in 挓挲 (“to stretch open”).
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
挲
- Only used in 摩挲 (māsa, “to smooth something out by rubbing”).
References
Vietnamese
Han character
挲: Hán Nôm readings: sa
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