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

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

搤 (Hokkien)

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

   Synonym: 挖 (wā)

   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 (bāi)

   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 (jiēlù), 洩漏 / 泄漏 (xièlòu)

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

4. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to pry; to prize
5. (Xiamen Hokkien) 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]‎^[2] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC
• “搤”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

(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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