攨

Translingual

Han character

攨 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+20, 23 strokes, cangjie input 手十金人 (QJCO) or 難手十金人 (XQJCO), composition ⿰扌⿳穴瓜㼌)

1. (archaic form of 搲) to seize, to grasp

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 464, character 26
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13039
• Dae Jaweon: page 813, character 22
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1992, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6528

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 攨 – see 搲 (“to clutch; to grab; to scratch; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 搲).

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		攨

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wā (wa¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄚ

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• 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/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 攨

1. (slang) (of females) to masturbate (i.e. three cucumbers (瓜) in one hole (穴), with hand (扌) nearby)