搤

搤 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手廿金廿 (QTCT), four-corner 5801₇, composition ⿰扌益)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 447, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12497
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1936, character 5
• Unihan data for U+6424

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Possibly from 揠 (OC *qreːd, “to pull up”).[1]

搤 (Min Nan)

1. to dig (a small hole); to scoop; to gouge; to scrape out (a small thing)

   Synonym: 挖

   搤番薯 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  iah han-chî [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to dig out sweet potatoes

2. to paddle or make a similar movement with hands

   Synonym: 掰

   搤水 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  iah chúi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to paddle in the water

3. (figurative) to expose; to uncover (something embarrassing or damaging)

   Synonyms: 揭露, 洩漏／泄漏

   共人搤根底 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  kā lâng iah kin-té [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to dig up dirt on somebody

4. (Quanzhou, Xiamen) to pry; to prize
5. (Xiamen) to convey a big bite of food into one's mouth with chopsticks

• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “挖”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
• “Entry #9483”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. seize

• On (unclassified): あく (aku); せく (seku); えつ (etsu); えち (echi)
• Kun: とらえる (toraeru)

搤 • (aek) (hangeul 액, revised aek, McCune–Reischauer aek, Yale ayk)

1. tie up
2. grab, seize
3. hold
4. obstruct, defend

搤: Hán Nôm readings: ách

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