嘥

嘥 U+5625, 嘥
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5625
← 嘤
[U+5624]
CJK Unified Ideographs 嘦 →
[U+5626]

Translingual

Han character

嘥 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口竹人人 (RHOO), composition ⿰口徙)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 206, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 677, character 10
  • Unihan data for U+5625

Chinese

simp. and trad.
嘥
alternative forms 嗮
口徙 Internet
o徙 Internet
㩄

Etymology

Probably a Kra-Dai substrate word. Compare Zhuang sai (“to waste”).

Pronunciation


Definitions

嘥 (Cantonese)

  1. to waste
    嘥錢/嘥钱 [Cantonese]  ―  saai1 cin4-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to waste money
  2. wasteful; tending to waste resources
  3. to miss; to lose (an opportunity)
  4. to debase; to taunt

Synonyms

Compounds

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