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Translingual
Han character
撲 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手廿金人 (QTCO), four-corner 52034, composition ⿰扌菐)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 457, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12755
- Dae Jaweon: page 805, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1956, character 4
- Unihan data for U+64B2
Chinese
Etymology 1
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 樸
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*baː, *pʰroːɡ, *poːɡ, *boːɡ
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| 璞
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*pʰroːɡ
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| 墣
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*pʰroːɡ, *pʰoːɡ
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| 撲
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*broːɡ, *pʰoːɡ
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| 轐
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*poːɡ, *buːɡ
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| 獛
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*poːɡ
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| 蹼
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*poːɡ
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| 襆
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*poːɡ, *boɡ
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| 濮
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*poːɡ
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| 纀
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*poːɡ
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| 醭
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*pʰoːɡ
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| 僕
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*boːɡ, *buːɡ
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| 菐
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*boːɡ, *puɡ
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| 穙
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*boːɡ
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| 鏷
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*buːɡ
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| 幞
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*boɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *broːɡ, *pʰoːɡ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 菐 (OC *boːɡ, *puɡ).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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撲
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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pū
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ phuwk ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pʰˁok/
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| English
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beat (v.)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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撲
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撲
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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9883
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9893
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Phonetic
component
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菐
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菐
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Rime
group
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屋
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屋
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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雹
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扑
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Old
Chinese
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/*broːɡ/
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/*pʰoːɡ/
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| Notes
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原從僕注或作撲，
見太玄
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Definitions
撲
- to beat; to strike
- to pat; to slap
- to dab; to smear; to apply
- to rest one's upper body on a surface; to bend over a surface
- (American (1980–)) to pull over
- a surname: Pu
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
打 (“to hit; to strike; to beat”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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打, 揍, 擊, 撲
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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打, 揍
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| Taiwan
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打, 揍
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| Harbin
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揍
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| Malaysia
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打
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| Singapore
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打
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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打, 揍
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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打, 揍
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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打
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| Xi'an
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打
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| Xuzhou
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打, 揍
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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打
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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打
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| Wuhan
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打
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| Guilin
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打
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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打, 揍
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| Yangzhou
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打, 揍
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| Hefei
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打
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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打, 𢱕, 抦
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| Hong Kong
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打, 𢱕, 抦
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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打
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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打
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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打
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| Taishan
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打
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| Dongguan
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打
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| Yangjiang
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打
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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打
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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打
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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打
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| Lichuan
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打
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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打
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| Yudu
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打
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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打
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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打
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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打
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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打
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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打
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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打
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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打
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| Singapore (Dabu)
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打
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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打
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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打
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| Xinzhou
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打
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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𢫦
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| Jian'ou (Dikou)
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𢫦
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| Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
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𢫦
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| Jianyang
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𢫦
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| Jianyang (Huangkeng)
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𢫦
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
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𢫦
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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拍
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| Gutian
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拍
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| Pingnan
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拍
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| Fu'an
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拍
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| Ningde
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拍
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| Xiapu
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拍
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| Zherong
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拍
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| Shouning
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拍
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| Zhouning
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拍
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| Fuding
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拍
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| Sitiawan (Gutian)
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拍
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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拍, 㧌
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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拍
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| Quanzhou
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拍
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| Jinjiang
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拍
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| Yongchun
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拍
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| Zhangzhou
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拍, 㧌, 擸
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| Zhangpu
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拍
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| Zhao'an
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拍
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| Tainan
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拍, 㧌
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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拍, 㧌
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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拍
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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拍, 㧌
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| Guilin (Biyange)
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拍
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| Chaozhou
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拍
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| Shantou
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拍
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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拍
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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拍
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| Jieyang
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拍
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| Lufeng
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拍
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| Haifeng
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拍
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| Bangkok (Teochew)
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拍
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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拍
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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拍
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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拍
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| Leizhou
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拍
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| Wenchang
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拍
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| Haikou
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拍
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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拍
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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拍
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| Xianyou
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拍
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| Central Min
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Yong'an
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𢫦
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| Sanming (Sanyuan)
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𢫦
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| Sanming (Shaxian)
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𢫦
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| Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)
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𢫦
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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拍
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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打
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| Shehua
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Fu'an
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打
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| Fuding
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打
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| Luoyuan
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打
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| Sanming
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打
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| Shunchang
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打
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| Hua'an
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打
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| Guixi (Zhangping)
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打
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| Cangnan
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打
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| Jingning (Hexi)
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打
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| Lishui
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打
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| Longyou
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打
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| Chaozhou
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打
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| Fengshun
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打
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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打
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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打
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| Suzhou
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打
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| Danyang
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打
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| Hangzhou
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打
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| Wenzhou
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打
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| Jinhua
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打
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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打
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| Shuangfeng
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打
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- (to rest one's upper body on a surface): 趴 (pā)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
撲
- (Cantonese, of paint) to bulge; to swell
- (Cantonese, of paint) bulge
References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “扑”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 179.
Japanese
Kanji
撲
(Jōyō kanji)
- to beat, to strike
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
撲 • (bak, bok) (hangeul 박, 복)
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Vietnamese
Han character
撲: Hán Nôm readings: vục, buộc, phác, phốc, vọc
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References