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扠
Mandarin · pinyin chā
Meanings
- to fork
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- 扠
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1 · cha1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 12 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
caa1 · zaa3
Cantonese word readings for 扠. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) fork for spearing or farming; alternative form of 叉
- to pick up or spear with a fork or chopsticks
- to clasp (one's hands)
- to punch; to spar, fight
- to shove, push
- to insert, cut in; alternative form of 插 (chā)
- to block, jam
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese) alternative form of 䵦 (caa5)
- (Cantonese) alternative form of 岔 (caa5) only used in 扠亂／扠乱
character · Etymology 3
- to measure using one's thumb and index finger
- (classifier) distance between the spread thumb and index finger
character · Etymology 4
- (Xiamen Hokkien) to beat or hit with all one's force
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