𢬿

𢬿 U+22B3F, 𢬿 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-22B3F ← 𢬾 [U+22B3E] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𢭀 → [U+22B40]

Translingual

Han character

𢬿 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手戈廿 (QIT), composition ⿰扌戒)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 433, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1877, character 13
• Unihan data for U+22B3F

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		𢬿
alternative forms		械 揩 𢶷 介

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kaai³ / kaai⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): kai¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kaai³ / kaai⁵
    • Yale: kaai / káaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kaai³ / kaai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: kai³ / kai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaːi̯³³/, /kʰaːi̯¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: kai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰai³³/

Definitions

𢬿

1. (Cantonese, dated in standard Cantonese, still used in Taishanese) to take; to hold

   • 你手𢬿乜野 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

     From: 1877, Ernest John Eitel, A Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese Dialect, page 211

     nei⁵ sau² kaai⁵ mat¹ je⁵ [Jyutping]

     what have you in your hand?

2. (Cantonese, dated in standard Cantonese, still used in Taishanese) to use (as an instrument)

   • 唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟攪茶有冇呢 [Cantonese, trad.]
     唐人有𢬿牛乳共糖嚟搅茶有冇呢 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1841, Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect, page 181

     tong⁴ jan⁴ jau⁵ kaai⁵ ngau⁴ jyu⁵ gung⁶ tong⁴ lai⁴ gaau² caa⁴ jau⁵ mou⁵ ne¹ [Jyutping]

     Do the Chinese use milk and sugar with their tea?

   • 拉撒路呀。𢬿手指尖挑的水嚟凉我條唎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     拉撒路呀。𢬿手指尖挑的水嚟凉我条唎。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1865, Mary French, 《親就耶穌》, page 9

     laai¹ saat³ lou⁶ aa³. kaai⁵ sau² zi² zim¹ tiu¹ dik¹ seoi² lai⁴ loeng⁴ ngo⁵ tiu⁴ lei⁶. [Jyutping]

     Lazarus, fetch me some water using the tip of your fingers to cool my tongue.

   • 冇人𢬿新布來補舊衣服、恐怕所補落去嘅、反轉擘爛舊衣服、致令裂爛更關係呀。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     冇人𢬿新布来补旧衣服、恐怕所补落去嘅、反转擘烂旧衣服、致令裂烂更关系呀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1927, Cantonese New Testament (Revised Version), Mark 2:21

     mou⁵ jan⁴ kaai⁵ san¹ bou³ loi⁴ bou² gau⁶ ji¹ fuk⁶, hung² paa³ so² bou² lok⁶ heoi³ ge³, faan² zyun³ maak³ laan⁶ gau⁶ ji¹ fuk⁶, zi³ ling⁶ lit⁶ laan⁶ gang³ gwaan¹ hai⁶ aa³. [Jyutping]

     No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

3. (Cantonese, dated in standard Cantonese) Placed before the object of a sentence to allow it to be placed before the verb.

   • 又勸你𢬿個封信擠埋衫襟裏頭、拈出嚟自己讀、亦呌你的仔聽。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     又劝你𢬿个封信挤埋衫襟里头、拈出嚟自己读、亦呌你的仔听。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1870, George H. Piercy, 《續天路歷程土話》, volume 1, page 6

     jau⁶ hyun³ nei⁵ kaai⁵ go³ fung¹ seon³ zai¹ maai⁴ saam¹ kam¹ lei⁵ tau⁴, nim¹ ceot¹ lei⁴ zi⁶ gei² duk⁶, jik⁶ giu³ nei⁵ dik¹ zai² teng¹. [Jyutping]

     I also urge you to put this letter inside your jacket, take it out and read it yourself, and tell your sons to listen as well.

   • 又打發別個僕去、農夫𢬿佢殺嘵、更打發好多僕去、有的被佢打、有的被佢殺。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     又打发别个仆去、农夫𢬿佢杀哓、更打发好多仆去、有的被佢打、有的被佢杀。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1872, 《馬可傳福音書（廣東土白）》, Mark 12:5

     jau⁶ daa² faat³ bit⁶ go³ buk⁶ heoi³, nung⁴ fu¹ kaai⁵ keoi⁵ saat³ hiu¹, gang³ daa² faat³ hou² do¹ buk⁶ heoi³, jau⁵ dik¹ bei⁶ keoi⁵ daa², jau⁵ dik¹ bei⁶ keoi⁵ saat³. [Jyutping]

     And again he sent another [servant]; and him they [the husbandmen] killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 拿 (“to take; to hold”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		取
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	拿
	Taiwan	拿
	Malaysia	拿
	Singapore	拿
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	拿
Central Plains Mandarin	Zhengzhou	拿, 搦
	Xi'an	拿
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	拿
	Wuhan	拿
	Guilin	拿
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	拿
	Hefei	拿
Cantonese	Guangzhou	攞, 拎, 搦
	Hong Kong	攞, 拎, 搦
	Macau	拎
	Taishan	𢬿, 討
	Kaiping (Chikan)	討
	Yangjiang	捰, 拎, 摣
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	攞, 拎
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	攞
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	攞
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	攞
	Penang (Guangfu)	攞
	Singapore (Guangfu)	攞
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	搦
	Móng Cái	攞
Gan	Nanchang	拿
Hakka	Meixian	拿
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	拿
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	拿
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	拿
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	拿
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	提
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	提
	Sabah (Bao'an)	撿
	Kuching (Hepo)	撿, 拿
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	搦
Huizhou	Jixi	擔
Jin	Taiyuan	荷, 拿
Northern Min	Jian'ou	拿, 㨮
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	拈, 掏
Southern Min	Xiamen	提
	Quanzhou	提, 掗
	Jinjiang	提, 掗
	Zhangzhou	提
	Dongshan	攑
	Taipei	提, 挈 GT
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	提
	Kaohsiung	提
	Yilan	提
	Changhua (Lukang)	提
	Taichung	提
	Tainan	提
	Hsinchu	提
	Kinmen	提, 捎
	Penghu (Magong)	提
	Penang (Hokkien)	攑, 提
	Singapore (Hokkien)	攑, 提
	Manila (Hokkien)	提, 掗
	Chaozhou	挈
	Shantou	挈
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	挈
	Jieyang	挈
	Singapore (Teochew)	挈, 攑
	Wenchang	把
	Haikou	把
	Qionghai	把
	Singapore (Hainanese)	挈
Wu	Shanghai	拿
	Suzhou	拿
	Ningbo	馱, 撈, 挈
	Wenzhou	朵, 抯, 揹
Xiang	Changsha	拿
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)

Dialectal synonyms of 把 (“particle introducing the object of the verb”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		將, 把
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	把
	Taiwan	把
	Singapore	把
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	把
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	把
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	把
	Wuhan	把
	Guilin	把
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	把
	Hefei	把, 幫
Cantonese	Guangzhou	將, 𢬿 dated
	Hong Kong	將
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	將
	Taishan	將
	Kaiping (Chikan)	將, 𢬿, 討
	Enping (Niujiang)	𢬿, 討
	Yangjiang	將
	Singapore (Guangfu)	將
Gan	Nanchang	把
Hakka	Meixian	將, 將把
	Xingning	捉到
	Huidong (Daling)	將
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	將
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	將
	Changting	將
	Wuping	拿
	Wuping (Pingyu)	捉
	Ninghua	把
	Ruijin	將
	Shicheng	拿
	Shangyou (Shexi)	拿
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	將
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	將
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	將
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	將
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	將
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	將
Jin	Taiyuan	把
Northern Min	Jian'ou	拿, 邀
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	將, 共, 揢
	Matsu	揢
Southern Min	Xiamen	將, 共
	Quanzhou	將, 共
	Zhangzhou	將, 共
	Tainan	將, 共
	Singapore (Hokkien)	將
	Manila (Hokkien)	共
	Chaozhou	將, 對, 個
	Shantou	將, 把將, 對
	Jieyang	將, 把, 把將, 對, 忐, 個
	Haifeng	將
	Singapore (Teochew)	將, 把將
	Haikou	把
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	跟
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	跟
Wu	Shanghai	拿
	Suzhou	拿
	Ningbo	搭, 把 rare
	Wenzhou	逮
Xiang	Changsha	把
	Shuangfeng	把

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 𢬿 – see 楷 (“(Cantonese) a wedge of fruit”). (This character is a variant form of 楷).