𢯎
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Translingual
[edit]Han character
[edit]𢯎 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手大大月 (QKKB), composition ⿰扌肴)
References
[edit]- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 440, character 18
- Unihan data for U+22BCE
Chinese
[edit]| simp. and trad. |
𢯎 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 𢲷 拗 摳／抠 撓／挠 R | |
Etymology
[edit]Compare Zhuang gaeu (“to scratch an itch”), Thai เกา (gao, “to scratch”).
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ngaau1
- Yale: ngāau
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaau1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngao1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
[edit]𢯎
- (Cantonese) to scratch (an itch)
- (Cantonese) to look for; to seek
- (Cantonese) to ask for; to beg
- (Cantonese) to steal
Synonyms
[edit]| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 搔 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 搔, 撓 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 搔, 抓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 𢯎, 搲 |
| Hong Kong | 𢯎, 搲 | |
| Taishan | 搲 | |
| 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 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 抓 |
| Suzhou | 抓 | |
| Wenzhou | 抓 | |