撬

撬 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手竹山山 (QHUU), four-corner 5201₄, composition ⿰扌毳)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 456, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12746
• Dae Jaweon: page 805, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1959, character 2
• Unihan data for U+64AC

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撬

1. to pry open
2. (alt. form 翹／翘) to lift; to raise

撬

1. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to pry open

   鎖予賊仔撬開。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   锁予贼仔撬开。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Só hō͘ chha̍t-á kiauh khai. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   The lock was pried open by the thief.

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01675
• “撬”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• On (unclassified): きょう (kyō)
• Kun: あげる (ageru)

撬: Hán Nôm readings: khiêu

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