摀

See also: 捂

摀	U+6440, 摀 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6440

← 搿
[U+643F]

CJK Unified Ideographs

摁 →
[U+6441]

Translingual

Han character

摀 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手竹口火 (QHRF), four-corner 5702₇, composition ⿰扌烏)

Derived characters

𡀴

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 449, character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12555
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1935, character 2
Unihan data for U+6440

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 烏
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

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

	Old Chinese
烏	*qaː
嗚	*qaː
鰞	*qaː
歍	*qaː
鎢	*qaː
瑦	qaː, qaːʔ
鄔	qaː, qaːʔ, *qas
螐	*qaː
隖	*qaːʔ
塢	qaːʔ, qaːs
溩	*qaːʔ

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 摀 – see 捂 (“to cover with a hand”). (This character is a variant form of 捂).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 摀 – see 揣 (“to speculate; to guess; to measure; to estimate; to assess; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 揣).

Etymology 3

trad.		摀
simp.		𰓆
alternative forms		挖

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ó͘ / óe

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ó͘
  - Tâi-lô: óo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: or
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /ɔ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óe
  - Tâi-lô: ué
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oea
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ue⁵³/

Definitions

摀

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien) to dig
(Quanzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) to convey food to one's mouth with chopsticks
(Quanzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) to gain extra advantage; to profit at other people's expense; to take advantage of (someone)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 挖 (“to dig”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		挖
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	挖
	Malaysia	挖
	Singapore	挖
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	挖
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	掘
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	挖
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	挖
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	挖
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	挖
Cantonese	Guangzhou	掘
Cantonese	Hong Kong	掘
Gan	Nanchang	挖
Gan	Pingxiang	挖
Jin	Taiyuan	挖
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	掘
Southern Min	Xiamen	搤, 摀, 挖
	Quanzhou	搤, 挖
	Jinjiang	搤
	Zhangzhou	摀, 挖
	Tainan	搤, 摀
	Singapore (Hokkien)	搤, 摀
	Manila (Hokkien)	搤
	Leizhou	掘
	Haikou	掘
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	挖
Wu	Shanghai	掘
	Shanghai (Chongming)	挖
	Suzhou	掘
	Wenzhou	掘
	Jinhua	掘

Compounds

摀塗 / 𰓆涂
摀心肝 / 𰓆心肝
摀秤頭 / 𰓆秤头
摀空 / 𰓆空
摀耳屎 / 𰓆耳屎

Etymology 4

trad.		摀
simp.		𰓆
alternative forms		烏／乌

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): wu¹ / wu³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: wu¹ / wu³
  - Yale: wū / wu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wu¹ / wu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wu¹ / wu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː⁵⁵/, /wuː³³/

Note:

wu1 - Hong Kong;
wu3 - Guangzhou.

Definitions

摀

(Cantonese) to bend forward; to stoop
摀低身／𰓆低身 [Cantonese] ― wu¹ dai¹ san¹ [Jyutping] ― to bend down

摀前個頭／𰓆前个头 [Cantonese] ― wu¹ cin⁴ go³ tau⁴ [Jyutping] ― to bend head forward

Vietnamese

Han character

摀: Hán Nôm readings: ô

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References

Nom Foundation