覓
See also: 觅
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Translingual edit
Han character edit
覓 (Kangxi radical 147, 見+4, 11 strokes, cangjie input 月月山山 (BBUU), four-corner 20216, composition ⿱爫見)
Derived characters edit
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1134, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34815
- Dae Jaweon: page 1600, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3665, character 15
- Unihan data for U+8993
Chinese edit
Glyph origin edit
Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 爪 (“hand”) + 見 (“to see”).
Etymology 1 edit
| trad. | 覓 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 觅 | |
| alternative forms | 覔／觅 | |
Pronunciation edit
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mì
- Wade–Giles: mi4
- Yale: mì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
- Palladius: ми (mi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: mik6
- Yale: mihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: mik9
- Guangdong Romanization: mig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍k
- Tâi-lô: bi̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: bek
- IPA (Xiamen): /biɪk̚⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪk̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍k
- Tâi-lô: bia̍k
- Phofsit Daibuun: biak
- IPA (Quanzhou): /biak̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Tong'an, Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bā
- Tâi-lô: bā
- Phofsit Daibuun: ba
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ba²²/
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ba³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Note:
- be̍k/bia̍k - literary;
- ba̍h/bā - vernacular.
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: mig8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mi̍k
- Sinological IPA (key): /mik̚⁴/
- Middle Chinese: mek
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*meːɡ/
Definitions edit
覓
- to search for; to seek; to hunt out for; to look into; to look out for; to investigate; to explore; to inquire into; to research
Usage notes edit
- The Hokkien term is usually used for searching or making inquiries about what is not known, meanwhile Hokkien 揣 (chhē / chhōe / chhēr / chhěr, “to look for; to seek”) is used to look for something known that is lost, as per Douglas (1873).
Synonyms edit
Compounds edit
References edit
- “覓”, 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 edit
| trad. | 覓 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 觅 | |
| alternative forms | 𥌚 覔／觅 | |
Pronunciation edit
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bāi / māi
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāi
- Tâi-lô: bāi
- Phofsit Daibuun: bai
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /bai⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /bai²²/
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bai³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: māi
- Tâi-lô: māi
- Phofsit Daibuun: mai
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /mãi³³/
- IPA (Philippines): /mai⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /mãi²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Philippines)
Definitions edit
覓
- (Hokkien) to inspect; to probe; to see; to examine face-to-face; to visit and inquire about
- (Hokkien) give something a go; give something a try (used after a verb)
- 食覓／食觅 [Philippine Hokkien] ― chia̍h bāi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to give it a taste
- 試覓／试觅 [Philippine Hokkien] ― chhì bāi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to give it a try
Synonyms edit
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 一下 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 一下, 看看 |
| Malaysia | 一下 | |
| Singapore | 一下 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 下 |
| Hong Kong | 下 | |
| Macau | 下 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 下 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 下 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 看覓 |
| Quanzhou | 看覓 | |
| Zhangzhou | 看覓 | |
| Taipei | 看覓 | |
| Kaohsiung | 看覓 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 看覓 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 看覓, 一下 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 覓, 看覓, 一下 | |
| Chaozhou | 睇, 下睇 | |
| Shantou | 一下 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 睇 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 看, 一記, 一下 often with non-monosyllabic verbs |
| Suzhou | 看, 一下 | |
| Ningbo | 看 | |
Compounds edit
Etymology 3 edit
| trad. | 覓 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 觅 | |
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
覓
- (Hainanese, Leizhou Min) to look for; to seek
Synonyms edit
Etymology 4 edit
| trad. | 覓 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 觅 | |
Pronunciation edit
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): cuê7
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cuê7
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshuē
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰue¹¹/
- (Teochew)
Definitions edit
覓
References edit
- Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “bā”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 8; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 8
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
覓
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Readings edit
Korean edit
Hanja edit
覓 • (myeok) (hangeul 멱, revised myeok, McCune–Reischauer myŏk, Yale myek)
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Vietnamese edit
Han character edit
覓: Hán Nôm readings: mạch, mích, mịch
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