搲
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Translingual
Alternative forms
Han character
搲 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手十金人 (QJCO), composition ⿰扌窊)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 448, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12516
- Dae Jaweon: page 799, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1937, character 5
- Unihan data for U+6432
Chinese
Etymology 1
| trad. | 搲 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 搲 | |
| alternative forms | 𫽼 Hakka wea Cantonese, nonstandard wear Cantonese, nonstandard 握 Northern Wu | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wā
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wa
- Wade–Giles: wa1
- Yale: wā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ua
- Palladius: ва (va)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: waa2 / we2
- Yale: wá / wé
- Cantonese Pinyin: waa2 / we2
- Guangdong Romanization: wa2 / wé2
- Sinological IPA (key): /waː³⁵/, /wɛː³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: va2
- Sinological IPA (key): /va⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- Wu
Definitions
搲
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Wu) to clutch; to grab
- (Cantonese, Hakka) to scratch
- 搲痕 [Cantonese] ― waa2 han4 [Jyutping] ― to scratch an itch
- (dialectal Northern Wu) to grab, rake or handle with chopsticks or similar utensils
- (Northern Wu, figurative) to recuperate; to mollify; to make up for (e.g. a situation)
Synonyms
- (to scratch):
Dialectal synonyms of 搔 (“to scratch (an itch)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 搔 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 搔, 撓 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 搔, 抓 |
| Singapore | 抓 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 𢯎, 搲 |
| Hong Kong | 𢯎, 搲 | |
| Taishan | 搲 | |
| Yangjiang | 𢯎 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 搲 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 爪 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 爪 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 爪 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 爪 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 爪 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 爪 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 扒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 扒 |
| Quanzhou | 扒 | |
| Zhangzhou | 扒 | |
| Tainan | 扒 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 扒 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 扒 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 扒 | |
| Puning | 嬈, 扒 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 抓 |
| Suzhou | 抓 | |
| Wenzhou | 抓 | |
Compounds
Etymology 2
| trad. | 搲 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 搲 | |
| alternative forms | wea wear | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: we5
- Yale: wéh
- Cantonese Pinyin: we5
- Guangdong Romanization: wé5
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɛː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
搲
- (Cantonese, of clothing or garments) loose or wrinkled, due to repeatedly stretching or washing the garment