撮

See also: 攝 and 熶
撮 U+64AE, 撮
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64AE
← 播
[U+64AD]
CJK Unified Ideographs 撯 →
[U+64AF]

Translingual

Han character

撮 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手日尸水 (QASE), four-corner 56047, composition ⿰扌最)

Derived characters

  • 𪢚, 𢤎

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 456, character 18
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12748
  • Dae Jaweon: page 805, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1957, character 2
  • Unihan data for U+64AE

Chinese

trad. 撮
simp. # 撮
alternative forms 熶
𢲻
𢤎
𤑧

Glyph origin

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

Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ʔsoːd, *sʰoːd) : semantic 扌 + phonetic 最 (OC *zloːds).

Pronunciation 1


Note:
  • cháuk - general use;
  • chŏk - classifier, scoop a small amount.

Rime
Character 撮 撮
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 精 (13) 清 (14)
Final (韻) 末 (64) 末 (64)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 子括切 倉括切
Baxter tswat tshwat
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡suɑt̚/ /t͡sʰuɑt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʷɑt̚/ /t͡sʰʷɑt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡suɑt̚/ /t͡sʰuɑt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡swat̚/ /t͡sʰwat̚/
Li
Rong
/t͡suɑt̚/ /t͡sʰuɑt̚/
Wang
Li
/t͡suɑt̚/ /t͡sʰuɑt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡suɑt̚/ /t͡sʰuɑt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zuo cuo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zyut3 cyut3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 撮
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
cuō
Middle
Chinese
‹ tshwat ›
Old
Chinese
/*[tsʰ]ˁot/
English pinch; a pinch

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 撮 撮
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 10671 10672
Phonetic
component
取 取
Rime
group
月 月
Rime
subdivision
3 3
Corresponding
MC rime
繓 撮
Old
Chinese
/*ʔsoːd/ /*sʰoːd/

Definitions

撮

  1. to pick up (powders) using one's fingertips
  2. to gather up; to collect together; to assemble
  3. to bring together (e.g. a couple)
  4. to extract; to summarise
  5. to scoop up (dirt using a dustpan)
  6. (dialectal, colloquial) to eat (as a group at a restaurant)
  7. (Hakka) to cheat; to deceive; to hoax
    alt. forms: 啜
    佢分人撮走欸兩百塊錢。 [Meixian Hakka, trad.]
    佢分人撮走欸两百块钱。 [Meixian Hakka, simp.]
    Gi2 bun1 ngin2 cod5 zêu3 ê2 liong3 bag5 kuai4 qiên2. [Hakka Transliteration Scheme]
    He was cheated out of 200 yuan.
  8. Classifier for small amounts of something (that can be picked up using one's fingertips, or figuratively): pinch; handful
    一撮鹽/一撮盐  ―  yī cuō yán  ―  a pinch of salt
    一撮人  ―  yī cuō rén  ―  a handful of people
  9. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pass on; to transfer
  10. (Teochew) Classifier for an indefinite amount: bunch; group
    一撮人 [Teochew]  ―  zêg8 choh4 nang5 [Peng'im]  ―  some people; a bunch of people
Synonyms

Compounds

  • 抄撮
  • 扯撮
  • 搊撮/𫼝撮
  • 撮合 (cuōhé)
  • 撮親/撮亲
  • 收撮
  • 開齊合撮/开齐合撮

Pronunciation 2


Definitions

撮

  1. Classifier for tufts of hair.
Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji

撮

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

  1. snapshot
  2. to take a photo; to record a video

Readings

Etymology

Kanji in this term
撮
さつ
Grade: S
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 撮 (MC tshwat, “to grab with three fingers”).

Pronunciation

Compounds

Noun

撮(さつ) • (satsu) 

  1. A unit of volume, equal to one-tenth of a 勺(しゃく) (shaku), or equivalently around 1.8039 millilitres.

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 撮 (MC tshwat).

Historical readings

Pronunciation

Hanja

Wikisource 撮 (eumhun 모을 촬 (mo'eul chwal))

  1. Hanja form? of 촬 (“to take a photo; to record a video”).

Compounds

References

  • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

撮: Hán Việt readings: toát
撮: Nôm readings: toát, tòi, duỗi

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