𠜺

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): phonetic 戾 (OC *rɯːds, *rɯːd) + semantic 刂 (“knife”).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
 𠜺
alternative forms 剺

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Definitions

𠜺 (Hokkien)

  1. to slice open without cutting through
    𠜺腹肚 [Hokkien]  ―  le̍h pak-tó͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to slit open the abdomen
  2. to score (make a cut on a surface)
    花枝先𠜺花才落去炒。 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
    Hoe-ki seng le̍h hoe chiah lo̍h-khì chhá. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Cut the squid into flowers first, then stir-fry them.
  3. Classifier for knife wounds.

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 𠜺

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Definitions

𠜺 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)

  1. to cut apart; to separate; to isolate
Synonyms

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 𠜺 – see 列 (“to tear apart; to break up; to separate; to split; etc.”).
(This character is recorded in one or more historical dictionaries as an unorthodox form of 列).

References

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