揞

揞	U+63DE, 揞 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63DE

← 揝
[U+63DD]

CJK Unified Ideographs

揟 →
[U+63DF]

Translingual

Han character

揞 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手卜廿日 (QYTA), four-corner 5006₁, composition ⿰扌音)

Derived characters

𣚮

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 443, character 2
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12361
Dae Jaweon: page 794, character 4
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1923, character 7
Unihan data for U+63DE

Chinese

simp. and trad.		揞

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
諳	*qɯːm
腤	*qɯːm
嬜	qɯːm, qʰaːm, *qʰrɯm
喑	qɯːm, qrɯm, *qrɯms
揞	qɯːmʔ, qrɯːms
隌	qɯːmʔ, qrɯm
罯	qɯːmʔ, qɯːb
暗	*qɯːms
闇	*qɯːms
黯	qrɯːm, qrɯːmʔ
歆	*qʰrɯm
愔	*qɯm
韾	*qɯm
音	*qrɯm
瘖	*qrɯm
窨	*qrɯms
湆	*kʰrɯb

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qɯːmʔ, *qrɯːms): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 音 (OC *qrɯm).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): ǎn (an³)

(Zhuyin): ㄢˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ngan³
Cantonese (Jyutping): am² / ngam²
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): êm¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ám / àⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): an¹ / am²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ǎn
  - Wade–Giles: an³
  - Yale: ǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aan
  - Palladius: ань (anʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ngan³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ngan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋan⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: am² / ngam²
  - Yale: ám / ngám
  - Cantonese Pinyin: am² / ngam²
  - Guangdong Romanization: em² / ngem²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐm³⁵/, /ŋɐm³⁵/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: êm¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ɛm⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ám / àⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ám / ànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: arm, vax
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /am⁵³/, /ã²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /am⁵⁵⁴/, /ã⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /am⁵³/, /ã²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /am⁵³/, /ã¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /am⁴¹/, /ã²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: an¹ / am²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: aⁿ / ám
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ã³³/, /am⁵²/

Middle Chinese: 'omX, 'eamH

Rime
Character	揞	揞
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	覃 (159)	咸 (151)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	II
Fanqie	烏感切	於陷切
Baxter	'omX	'eamH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʌm^X/	/ʔˠɛm^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔəm^X/	/ʔᵚæm^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɒm^X/	/ʔɐm^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔəm^X/	/ʔəɨm^H/
Li Rong	/ʔᴀm^X/	/ʔɐm^H/
Wang Li	/ɒm^X/	/ɐm^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔăm^X/	/ʔăm^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ǎn	yàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	am²	aam³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*qɯːmʔ/, /*qrɯːms/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	揞	揞
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	15210	15218
Phonetic component	音	音
Rime group	侵	侵
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	晻	韽
Old Chinese	/*qɯːmʔ/	/*qrɯːms/

Definitions

揞

to cover with hands
揞住個鼻／揞住个鼻 [Cantonese] ― am² zyu⁶ go³ bei⁶ [Jyutping] ― to cover the nose

用濕毛巾揞住口鼻 [Cantonese, trad.]
用湿毛巾揞住口鼻 [Cantonese, simp.]
jung⁶ sap¹ mou⁴ gan¹ am² zyu⁶ hau² bei⁶ [Jyutping]
use a wet towel to cover the nose and mouth

揞目 [Teochew] ― an¹ mag⁸ [Peng'im] ― cover the eyes
to apply medicine to a wound using fingers

Compounds

揞口費 / 揞口费
撲揞 / 扑揞

References

“揞”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 揞 – see 扲 (“to pull out; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 扲).

Vietnamese

Nom glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 音 (âm).

This character is essentially the same as its alternative form 𱠞 (𱠞), except that it uses the reduced form of the semantic component instead of its full form 手.

Han character

揞: Hán Việt readings: ám^[1]
揞: Nôm readings: ôm^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7], ẵm^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5], uôm^[1]

chữ Nôm form of ôm (“to embrace; to hug”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Trần (2004).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Hồ (1976).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Bonet (1899).
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Génibrel (1898).
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).
^ Nguyễn (2014).
^ Nguyễn et al. (2009).

[gdhn-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Trần (2004).

[btcn-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Hồ (1976).

[bonet-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Bonet (1899).

[genibrel-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Génibrel (1898).

[taberd-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).

[tdcndg-6] Nguyễn (2014).

[tdcntd-7] Nguyễn et al. (2009).

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