掐

掐 U+6390, 掐
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6390
← 掏
[U+638F]
CJK Unified Ideographs 掑 →
[U+6391]

Translingual

Han character

掐 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手弓竹難 (QNHX), four-corner 57077, composition ⿰扌臽)

  1. hold
  2. gather with hand
  3. choke

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 437, character 11
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12253
  • Dae Jaweon: page 787, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1902, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+6390

Chinese

simp. and trad.
掐

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 掐
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kʰroːb) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 臽 (OC *kʰloːmʔ, *ɡroːms).

It may alternatively be interpreted as an ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : 手 (“hand”) + 臽 (“hole”).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • khiap - vernacular;
  • khap - literary.
    • Wu
      • (Shanghai):
        • Wugniu: 7khaq
        • MiniDict: khah入
        • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 4khaq
        • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰaʔ⁵⁵/

Rime
Character 掐
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 溪 (29)
Final (韻) 洽 (152)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 苦洽切
Baxter kheap
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰˠɛp̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰᵚæp̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰɐp̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰəɨp̚/
Li
Rong
/kʰɐp̚/
Wang
Li
/kʰɐp̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kʰăp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qia
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
haap3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 掐
Reading # 1/1
No. 13571
Phonetic
component
臽
Rime
group
盍
Rime
subdivision
3
Corresponding
MC rime
恰
Old
Chinese
/*kʰroːb/

Definitions

掐

  1. to pinch
  2. to strangle
    掐死你  ―  qiā sǐ nǐ  ―  strangle you to death
  3. to put out (a cigarette)
  4. to cut out (a video recording, so it will not be published, usually when shooting a movie or TV program)

Compounds

  • 促掐
  • 半掐
  • 掐住
  • 掐尖兒/掐尖儿
  • 掐尖子
  • 掐尖落鈔/掐尖落钞
  • 掐巴
  • 掐指一算
  • 掄掄掐掐/抡抡掐掐
  • 掐算
  • 掐脖子
  • 掐訣/掐诀
  • 掐頭去尾/掐头去尾
  • 掐鼻皺眉/掐鼻皱眉

Descendants

  • → Khmer: កៀប (kiəp) (via Hokkien khiap)

Japanese

Kanji

掐

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

  • On (unclassified): こう (kō); きょう (kyō)
  • Kun: つまむ (tsumamu)

Vietnamese

Han character

掐: Hán Nôm readings: kháp, khắp

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References

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