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Translingual
Han character
撩 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手大金火 (QKCF), four-corner 54096, composition ⿰扌尞)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 456, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12741
- Dae Jaweon: page 805, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1955, character 2
- Unihan data for U+64A9
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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簝
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*reːw, *reːw
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潦
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*reːwʔ, *reːws
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獠
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*reːwʔ, *ʔr'eːwʔ, *reːw
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轑
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*reːwʔ
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橑
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*reːwʔ, *reːw
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燎
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*rew, *rewʔ, *rews
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繚
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*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ
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璙
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*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws
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憭
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*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ
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爒
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*rewʔ, *reːwʔ
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僚
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*rewʔ, *reːw
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嫽
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*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws
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療
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*rews
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膫
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*rews, *reːw
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鷯
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*rews, *reːw
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遼
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*reːw
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撩
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*reːw, *reːwʔ
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嘹
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*reːw, *reːw, *reːws
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寮
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*reːw
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飉
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*reːw
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竂
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*reːw
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鐐
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*reːw, *reːws
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蟟
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*reːw
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瞭
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*reːw, *reːwʔ
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嶚
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*reːw
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镽
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*reːwʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *reːw, *reːwʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 尞 ().
Etymology 1
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- liâu - literary;
- liô - vernacular.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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撩
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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8091
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Phonetic component
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尞
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Rime group
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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聊
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Old Chinese
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/*reːw/
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Definitions
撩
- to arrange
- Used in 撩亂/撩乱 (“chaotic”).
- to wind around; to pester
- to take; to pluck
- to tease; to incite; to provoke
- 春色撩人 ― chūnsèliáorén ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
佢成日撩隔離位傾偈。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢成日撩隔离位倾偈。 [Cantonese, simp.]- keoi5 seng4 jat6 liu4 gaak3 lei4 wai6-2 king1 gai6-2.
- He often tries to chat with the person sitting next to him.
- (originally dialectal, slang) to flirt with; to pick up
- 撩妹 ― liáomèi ― to flirt with a girl
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
撩
- to raise
- to sprinkle
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
撩
- Alternative form of 撂 (liào)
- to glance
- Used in 撩峭.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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撩
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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8116
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Phonetic component
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尞
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Rime group
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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了
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Old Chinese
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/*reːwʔ/
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Definitions
撩
- (literary or Cantonese) to pick at; to dig at
- 撩鼻屎 [Cantonese] ― liu1 bei6 si2 ― to pick one's nose
- 撩牙 [Cantonese] ― liu1 ngaa4 ― to pick one's teeth
See also
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 撩 – see 撈 (“to dredge up; to scoop out of water; to fish for; to grab; to take up; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 撈). |
References
Japanese
Kanji
撩
(Hyōgai kanji)
- to raise; to lift
- to make orderly
Readings
Korean
Hanja
撩 • (ryo>yo) (hangeul 료>요, revised ryo>yo, McCune–Reischauer ryo>yo, Yale lyo>yo)
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Vietnamese
Han character
撩: Hán Nôm readings: lêu, bêu, leo, liệu, liêu, treo, trêu, cheo, đeo, gieo
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