揩

揩 U+63E9, 揩 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63E9 ← 揨 [U+63E8] CJK Unified Ideographs 揪 → [U+63EA]

Translingual

Han character

揩 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手心心日 (QPPA), four-corner 5106₁, composition ⿰扌皆)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 443, character 25
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12383
• Dae Jaweon: page 794, character 25
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1914, character 3
• Unihan data for U+63E9

Chinese

trad.		揩
simp. #		揩

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (皆) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
皆	*kriːl
偕	*kriːl
階	*kriːl
喈	*kriːl
稭	*kriːl, *kriːd
堦	*kriːl
楷	*kriːl, *kʰriːlʔ
鶛	*kriːl
湝	*kriːl, *ɡriːl
蝔	*kriːl, *ɡriːl
鍇	*kriːl, *kʰriːlʔ
揩	*kʰriːl
諧	*ɡriːl
瑎	*ɡriːl
龤	*ɡriːl

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): kāi (kai¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kai¹

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haai¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gai¹

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹kha

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kai
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹
    • Yale: kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kai
    • Palladius: кай (kaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: kai¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haai¹
    • Yale: hāai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai
    • Tâi-lô: khai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qay
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹kha
    • MiniDict: kha^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kha
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰa⁵³/

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• Middle Chinese: kheaj, kheajH

Rime
Character	揩	揩
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	皆 (33)	皆 (33)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	口皆切	苦戒切
Baxter	kheaj	kheajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠɛi/	/kʰˠɛiH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰᵚæi/	/kʰᵚæiH/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɐi/	/kʰɐiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəɨj/	/kʰəɨjH/
Li Rong	/kʰɛi/	/kʰɛiH/
Wang Li	/kʰɐi/	/kʰɐiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰăi/	/kʰăiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiē	qiè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	haai1	haai3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰriːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	揩
Reading #	1/1
No.	6426
Phonetic component	皆
Rime group	脂
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	揩
Old Chinese	/*kʰriːl/
Notes	見漢賦

Definitions

揩

1. to wipe; to clean

   揩白板 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁵kha ⁸baq-pe [Wugniu]  ―  to wipe a whiteboard

2. (Cantonese) to brush; to come into slight contact with

   架的士揩到我架車。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   架的士揩到我架车。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gaa³ dik¹ si^6-2 haai¹ dou^3-2 ngo⁵ gaa³ ce¹. [Jyutping]

   That taxi brushed against my car.

   條褲揩污糟咗。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   条裤揩污糟咗。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   tiu⁴ fu³ haai¹ wu¹ zou¹ zo². [Jyutping]

   My trousers were made dirty when they brushed against something.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 擦 (“to wipe”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		擦
Mandarin	Beijing	擦, 抹
	Taiwan	擦, 抹
	Xi'an	擦, 搌
	Wuhan	之, 揩, 抹, 搌
	Chengdu	揩, 抹, 擦
	Yangzhou	擦, 揩, 抹
	Hefei	擦, 揩, 抹
	Malaysia	擦
	Singapore	擦, 抹
Cantonese	Guangzhou	擦, 抹, 捽
	Hong Kong	擦, 抹, 捽
	Yangjiang	拭, 擦
	Penang (Guangfu)	擦
	Singapore (Guangfu)	擦
Gan	Nanchang	揩, 抹, 擦
Hakka	Meixian	捽
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	捽
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	捽
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	捽
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	捽
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	捽
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	捽
	Kuching (Hepo)	捽
Jin	Taiyuan	揩, 擦
Northern Min	Jian'ou	拭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	拭, 挸
Southern Min	Xiamen	拭, 揉
	Quanzhou	拭, 揉
	Zhangzhou	拭, 揉
	Tainan	拭, 揉
	Penang (Hokkien)	拭, 揉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	拭
	Manila (Hokkien)	拭
	Chaozhou	拭, 㧫, 抙
	Raoping	拭, 㧫
	Shantou	㧫
	Shantou (Chenghai)	㧫
	Jieyang	拭, 㧫, 抙
	Singapore (Teochew)	拭, 㧫
Wu	Shanghai	揩
	Suzhou	揩
	Wenzhou	擦, 𢄺
Xiang	Changsha	湊, 抹, 揩
	Shuangfeng	揩, 抹

Dialectal synonyms of 洗 (“to wash”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		洗
Mandarin	Beijing	洗
	Taiwan	洗
	Jinan	洗
	Xi'an	洗
	Wuhan	洗
	Chengdu	洗
	Guilin	洗
	Yangzhou	洗
	Hefei	洗
	Singapore	洗
Cantonese	Guangzhou	洗
	Hong Kong	洗
	Yangjiang	洗
	Singapore (Guangfu)	洗
Gan	Nanchang	洗
Hakka	Meixian	洗
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	洗
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	洗
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	洗
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	洗
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	洗
Jin	Taiyuan	洗
Northern Min	Jian'ou	洗
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	洗
Southern Min	Xiamen	洗
	Singapore (Hokkien)	洗
	Chaozhou	洗
Wu	Shanghai	汏
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	汏
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	汏
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	汏, 淨
	Suzhou	汏
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	汏
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	汏
	Wuxi	汏
	Changshu	汏
	Kunshan	汏
	Jiaxing	汏
	Changzhou	洗, 揩, 汏
	Liyang	洗
	Jintan	洗
	Yixing	汏
	Danyang	洗
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	洗
	Jingjiang	洗
	Jiangyin	代, 汏 rare
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	汏
	Hangzhou	汏, 洗
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	洗
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	洗
	Ningbo	⿰氵丈
	Yuyao	汏
	Huangyan	洗, 汏
	Wenzhou	洗, 盪
	Quzhou	洗, 汏 rare
	Jinhua	洗, 汏
	Yongkang	洗
Xiang	Changsha	洗
	Shuangfeng	洗

Compounds

• 揩乾／揩干
• 揩抹
• 揩拭 (kāishì)
• 揩檯抹凳／揩台抹凳
• 揩汗
• 揩油
• 揩淚／揩泪
• 揩背

 

Japanese

Kanji

揩

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: け (ke)
• Kan-on: かい (kai)
• Kun: ぬぐう (nuguu, 揩う)

Korean

Hanja

揩 • (gae) (hangeul 개, revised gae, McCune–Reischauer kae, Yale kay)

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Vietnamese

Han character

揩: Hán Nôm readings: day, khải

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References

• Nom Foundation