𠱃

𠱃 U+20C43, 𠱃 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-20C43 ← 𠱂 [U+20C42] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𠱄 → [U+20C44]

Translingual

Han character

𠱃 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口尸尸山 (RSSU), composition ⿰口凹)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 185, character 21
• Unihan data for U+20C43

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𠱃
alternative forms		𠕄

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 凹 nap1?”)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nip¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nip¹
    • Yale: nīp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nip⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: nib¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːp̚⁵/

Definitions

𠱃

1. (Cantonese) dented; flat; crushed
2. (Cantonese, of one's face or a person) skinny; having sunken cheeks

   冇見佢一排，成個人𠱃嗮。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   冇见佢一排，成个人𠱃嗮。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   mou⁵ gin³ keoi⁵ jat¹ paai⁴, seng⁴ go³ jan⁴ nip¹ saai³. [Jyutping]

   Not having seen them in a while, they seem to have gotten a lot gaunter.

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 癟／瘪 (biě)

Compounds

• 酒𠱃