挊

挊 U+630A, 挊 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-630A ← 按 [U+6309] CJK Unified Ideographs 挋 → [U+630B]

Translingual

Han character

挊 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手卜一卜 (QYMY) or 難手卜一卜 (XQYMY), composition ⿰扌𠧗)

1. (same as 弄) ditty
2. do, play or fiddle with, play with
3. to play a musical instrument or do for amusement
4. (same as 衖) alley, alleyway
5. to try to obtain, fish or wangle for
6. to cause to

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 430, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12041
• Dae Jaweon: page 779, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1868, character 14
• Unihan data for U+630A

Chinese

simp. and trad.		挊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nòng (nong⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nòng
    • Wade–Giles: nung⁴
    • Yale: nùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nonq
    • Palladius: нун (nun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nʊŋ⁵¹/

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 挊 – see 弄 (“to play with; to play around with; to fiddle with; to fondle; to enjoy; to play; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 弄).

Etymology 2

Neologist reinterpretation based on the principle of ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 扌 + 上 + 下 — a hand moving up and down.

Definitions

挊

1. (neologism, slang) to masturbate

Japanese

Kanji

挊

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): ろう (rō)
• Kun: もてあそぶ (moteasobu, 挊ぶ)