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擓

简㧟 · 繁擓

Mandarin · pinyin kuǎi

(dialect) to scratch (an itch)
to carry on the arm
to scoop up
Taiwan pr. kuāi

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擓: Look up this written character
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

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kwaai5

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(dialectal) to scratch
(dialectal) synonym of 挎 (“to carry on the arm”)
(dialectal) to ladle; to scoop

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