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Translingual
Han character
擁 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 手卜女土 (QYVG), four-corner 50014, composition ⿰扌雍)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 457, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12781
- Dae Jaweon: page 806, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1972, character 1
- Unihan data for U+64C1
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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郺
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*qoːŋʔ, *qoŋ
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齆
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*qoːŋs
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甕
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*qoːŋs
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罋
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*qoːŋs, *qoŋ
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雍
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*qoŋ, *qoŋs
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邕
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*qoŋ
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嗈
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*qoŋ
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灉
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*qoŋ, *qoŋs
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癰
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*qoŋ
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廱
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*qoŋ
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雝
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*qoŋ
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壅
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*qoŋ, *qoŋʔ, *qoŋs
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饔
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*qoŋ
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噰
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*qoŋ
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澭
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*qoŋ
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擁
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*qoŋ, *qoŋʔ
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臃
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*qoŋ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qoŋ, *qoŋʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 雍 (OC *qoŋ, *qoŋs).
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- é̤ṳng - colloquial;
- ṳ̆ng - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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擁
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擁
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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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15416
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15418
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Phonetic component
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邕
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邕
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Rime group
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東
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東
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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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邕
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擁
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Old Chinese
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/*qoŋ/
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/*qoŋʔ/
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Definitions
擁
- to embrace; to hug someone
- to wrap around; to squeeze
- to gather around; to crowd
- to provide support; to protect
- to have something; to possess; to hold
- crowd of people
- (dialectal Mandarin) to push
- Alternative form of 壅 (“to obstruct”)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
擁
- (Cantonese) to push
- 擁車仔/拥车仔 [Cantonese] ― ung2 ce1 zai2 ― to push a cart
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
推 (“to push”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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推
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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推, 㩳, 搡
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Taiwan
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推
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Harbin
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㩳, 搡
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Singapore
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推
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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推
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Zhengzhou
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擁
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Xi'an
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掀, 推
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Xuzhou
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搑
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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推, 揎, 捎, 搊, 㩳
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Wuhan
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推, 㩳, 揎
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Guilin
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推
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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推, 搡
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Hefei
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推, 搡
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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推, 擁
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Hong Kong
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推, 擁
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Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
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擁
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Taishan
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擁
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Yangjiang
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宿, 擁, 𢱤
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Gan
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Nanchang
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推, 揎, 㩳
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Hakka
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Meixian
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𢱤
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Xingning
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𢱤
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Huidong (Daling)
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𢱤
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Shaoguan (Qujiang)
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擁
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Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
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擁
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Changting
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𢱤
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Wuping
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𢱤
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Wuping (Pingyu)
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𢱤
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Liancheng
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𢱤
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Ninghua
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𢱤
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Yudu
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𢱤
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Ruijin
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𢱤
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Shicheng
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𢱤
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Shangyou (Shexi)
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𢱤
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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𢱤
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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𢱤
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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𢱤
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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𢱤
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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𢱤
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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𢳪
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Hong Kong
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推, 𢱤, 擁
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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推
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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捵, 𢱤
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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捵, 𢱤
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Fuqing
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挨, 捵
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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㧣, 捒, 攄
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Quanzhou
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捒, 攄
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Jinjiang
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㧣
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Zhangzhou
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㧣, 捒, 攄
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Taipei
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攄
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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攄
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Kaohsiung
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攄
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Yilan
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攄
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Changhua (Lukang)
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攄, 㧣
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Taichung
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攄, 㧣
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Tainan
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攄
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Hsinchu
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攄, 㧣
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Kinmen
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攄, 㧣
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Penghu (Magong)
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攄
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Penang (Hokkien)
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捒, 攄
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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㧣
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Manila (Hokkien)
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㧣
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Chaozhou
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攆, 舁
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Shantou
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推, 攆
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Jieyang
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攆
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Singapore (Teochew)
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攆, 㧣
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Wu
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Shanghai
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推
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Suzhou
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推
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Ningbo
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推
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Wenzhou
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㨄, 推
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Xiang
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Changsha
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寵, 推
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Shuangfeng
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攮, 搡
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
擁
(Jōyō kanji)
- to hold
- to embrace
- to protect
Readings
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 擁 (MC 'jowngX).
Pronunciation
Affix
擁 • (yō)
- to embrace; to protect
Derived terms
Korean
Hanja
擁 (eumhun 낄 옹 (kkil ong))
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Vietnamese
Han character
擁: Hán Nôm readings: ủng
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