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character · Etymology 1

1. to pat; to slap; to clap; to swat; to hit with a flat surface (palm, swatter, etc.)
2. to pat; to slap; to clap; to swat; to hit with a flat surface (palm, swatter, etc.) — (Taiwanese Hokkien, music) to play (a percussion instrument)
3. racket; swatter; paddle (flat implement for hitting)
4. to take; to shoot (a picture, a video, etc.)
5. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun, including but not limited to: — (Min) to call (on the phone)
6. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun, including but not limited to: — (Mandarin, Hokkien) to send (a telegram)
7. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun, including but not limited to: — (Hokkien, computing) to type
8. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun, including but not limited to: — (Hokkien) to perform (a martial art)
9. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun, including but not limited to: — (Hokkien) to make (a gesture, signal, etc.)
10. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun, including but not limited to: — (Hokkien) to perform sexual activity
11. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun, including but not limited to: — (Taiwanese Hokkien) to play (mahjong, card games, etc.)
12. Used as a dummy verb to make a verbal phrase from a noun, including but not limited to: — (Taiwanese Hokkien) to buy (meat, etc.)
13. (online shopping) to place an order
14. (Cantonese) to move an object closer to another object; to be near; to become near
15. (Cantonese, figuratively) to cooperate
16. (Min) to hit; to beat; to whack
17. (Hokkien) to fight; to attack
18. (Hokkien) to breed; to mate; to copulate
19. (Hokkien, music) bamboo clapper for beating time in nanyin (made of two bamboo blocks)
20. (Wuhan Mandarin) to brownnose; to suck up; to kiss someone's ass
21. (music) Classifier for beats.