㧟 · kuǎi
(simplified form of 擓) to wipe; to scrub; to rub, to dust; to clean, (a dialect) to scratch with fingers lightly, (a dialect) to carry on the arm
Meanings & readings
Meaning & readings
(simplified form of 擓) to wipe; to scrub; to rub, to dust; to clean, (a dialect) to scratch with fingers lightly, (a dialect) to carry on the arm
- Mandarin
- kuǎi
- Cantonese
- kwaai5
Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.
Form & structure
Writing & identity
- Unicode
- U+39DF
- Radical
- 手 · 64
- Strokes
- 8 · Unihan
- Residual
- 5
Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.
Graphical structure
How to read these symbols
⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.
BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.
Words & connections
Words using 㧟
Character connections
No reverse component match in this collection.
History & distinctions
Related forms
擓
Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.
Sources & reference
Evidence & next depth
Retained Unihan properties
- kMandarin
- kuǎi
- kCantonese
- kwaai5
- kDefinition
- (simplified form of 擓) to wipe; to scrub; to rub, to dust; to clean, (a dialect) to scratch with fingers lightly, (a dialect) to carry on the arm
- kTotalStrokes
- 8
- kRSUnicode
- 64.5
- kTraditionalVariant
- U+64D3
- kTGH
- 2013:3848
Readings across dictionaries
- Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
- kuǎi 0656.080
- Tongyong Guifan · 2013
- kuǎi 200.120