𦧺

𦧺 U+269FA, 𦧺
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-269FA
← 𦧹
[U+269F9]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𦧻 →
[U+269FB]

Translingual

Han character

𦧺 (Kangxi radical 135, 舌+16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 竹口木中金 (HRDLC), four-corner 2768, composition ⿰舌賴)

References

Chinese

trad. 𦧺
simp. 𫇘
alternative forms 舐
奶

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 舌 (“tongue”) + phonetic 賴.

Etymology

The vernacular reading of 舐, which preserves the Old Chinese initial *l-.

Pronunciation


Definitions

𦧺 (Cantonese)

  1. (transitive) to lick
  2. (figurative, slang, transitive) to suck up to; to brownnose
    𦧺共/𫇘共 [Cantonese]  ―  laai2 gung6 [Jyutping]  ―  to suck up to the Communist Party of China

Usage notes

  • (to suck up to): Often takes objects that are abbreviated forms, as shown in the example. More often written as 奶.

Synonyms

Compounds

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