踎
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Translingual
Han character
踎 (Kangxi radical 157, 足+7, 14 strokes, cangjie input 口一一火口 (RMMFR), composition ⿰𧾷否)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1227, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 6, page 3708, character 6
- Unihan data for U+8E0E
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
踎 | |
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| alternative forms | 𰸜 Guilin Mandarin 蹘 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 足 (“foot”) + phonetic 否.
Etymology
Cantonese word for "squat":
- Guangzhou mɐu⁵³, Conghua mou⁵⁵, Panyu (Shiqiao) mɐu⁵⁵, Zengcheng pɐu⁵⁵, Shunde (Daliang) mɐu⁵³, Zhuhai (Qianshan) pɐu⁵⁵, Kaiping (Chikan) vau³³, Taishan peu³³, Nanhai (Shatou) mɐu⁵⁵, Jiangmen (Baisha) mou²³, Hong Kong (Kam Tin) məu⁵⁵, Macau pɐu⁵⁵.
Etymology not certain. Perhaps a Kra-Dai substrate word; compare Zhuang maeuq (“to squat”). Others believe this is from 貓 (“cat > to bend; to bend down”), as in colloquial Mandarin 貓腰 (“to bend down”), although this may be less likely due to the semantic mismatch ("squat" and "bend down").
Pronunciation
Definitions
踎 (Cantonese)
Synonyms
- (to squat):
Dialectal synonyms of 蹲 (“to squat”) [map]
- (to muddle along): 混 (hùn)
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