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Translingual
Han character
揪 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手竹木火 (QHDF), four-corner 59080, composition ⿰扌秋)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 444, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12384
- Dae Jaweon: page 794, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1919, character 1
- Unihan data for U+63EA
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 鍫
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*sʰew
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| 篍
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*sʰiw, *sʰiws, *sʰɯw
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| 愀
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*sʰiwʔ, *zɯwʔ
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| 湫
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*ʔsliwʔ, *ʔsɯw, *sʰɯw, *zɯwʔ
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| 揪
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*ʔsɯw
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| 揫
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*ʔsɯw
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| 啾
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*ʔsɯw
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| 鬏
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*ʔsɯw
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| 秋
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*sʰɯw
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| 鰍
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*sʰɯw
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| 楸
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*sʰɯw
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| 秌
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*sʰɯw
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| 鞦
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*sʰɯw
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| 鶖
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*sʰɯw
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| 萩
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*sʰɯw
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| 甃
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*ʔsrɯws
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| 醔
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*sʰrɯw
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| 愁
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*zrɯw
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| 僽
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*zrɯws
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- chiu - literary;
- khiú - 搝 is used in Taiwan;
- chhiû - 揫 is used in Taiwan.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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揪
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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10532
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Phonetic
component
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秋
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Rime
group
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幽
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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遒
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsɯw/
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| Notes
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揫晚起字
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Definitions
揪
- to grasp with one's hand; to pinch
揪著草，攀著亂石，小心探身下去，又鞠躬過了一個石穹門，便到了汪汪一碧的潭邊了 [MSC, trad.]
揪着草，攀着乱石，小心探身下去，又鞠躬过了一个石穹门，便到了汪汪一碧的潭边了 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1924, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 綠 (Green)
- Jiūzhe cǎo, pānzhe luànshí, xiǎoxīn tànshēn xiàqù, yòu jūgōng guòle yī ge shíqióngmén, biàn dàole wāngwāng yī bì de tán biān le
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Compounds
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hokkien 招 (chio).
Pronunciation
Verb
揪
- (Taiwanese Mandarin, colloquial) to gather; to arrange a gathering
Derived terms
Japanese
Kanji
揪
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
揪: Hán Nôm readings: thu, tù
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References