撳

撳 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手金弓人 (QCNO), four-corner 5708₀, composition ⿰扌欽)

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 457, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12771
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1960, character 9
• Unihan data for U+64B3

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰrɯms): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 欽 (OC *kʰrɯm).

Probably a Kra-Dai substrate word. Compare Thai ข่ม (kòm, “to press something down”), Zhuang gaemh (“to press downwards”), Lingao xɔm⁴ (“to press”). This word is found in many languages and dialects used by people in southern China, including Yue, Hakka, Wu, and Southwestern Mandarin.

撳

1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Wu) to press (with one's hand or finger); to push down

   撳門鈴／揿门铃 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁵chin ⁶men-lin₆ [Wugniu]  ―  to press a doorbell

   入實驗室撳緊急掣 [Cantonese, trad.]
   入实验室揿紧急掣 [Cantonese, simp.]

   jap⁶ sat⁶ jim⁶ sat¹ gam⁶ gan² gap¹ zai³ [Jyutping]

   enter the laboratory and press the emergency stop button (tongue-twister)

2. (Cantonese) to suppress; to control

   畀人撳住嚟打 [Cantonese, trad.]
   畀人揿住嚟打 [Cantonese, simp.]

   bei² jan⁴ gam⁶ zyu⁶ lai⁴ daa² [Jyutping]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   我諗你都係要食藥嚟撳返低個血糖。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我谂你都系要食药嚟揿返低个血糖。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ nam² nei⁵ dou¹ hai⁶ jiu³ sik⁶ joek⁶ lai⁴ gam⁶ faan¹ dai¹ go³ hyut³ tong⁴. [Jyutping]

   I think you should take some medication to reduce your blood sugar.

3. (Northern Wu) to sew; to staple

   撳書機／揿书机 [Ningbonese]  ―  ⁵chin-sy₁-ci₁ [Wugniu]  ―  stapler

   撳扭／揿扭 [Hangzhounese]  ―  ⁵chin-nieu₃ [Wugniu]  ―  button

4. (Cantonese) to withdraw money from an ATM

   撳錢／揿钱 [Cantonese]  ―  gam⁶ cin^4-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to withdraw money

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• On (unclassified): きん (kin)
• Kun: おさえる (osaeru)

撳: Hán Nôm readings: khấm, khẩm

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