𢯎

𢯎 U+22BCE, 𢯎
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-22BCE
𢯍
[U+22BCD]
CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𢯏
[U+22BCF]

Translingual

Han character

𢯎 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手大大月 (QKKB), composition )

References

Chinese

simp. and trad.
𢯎
alternative forms 𢲷



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Etymology

Compare Zhuang gaeu (to scratch an itch), Thai เกา (gao, to scratch), Hokkien  / (ngiau).

Pronunciation


Definitions

𢯎

  1. (Cantonese) to scratch (an itch)
    𢯎 [Cantonese]  ―  ngaau1 han4 [Jyutping]  ―  to scratch an itch
    𢯎𢯎 [Cantonese]  ―  ngaau1 tau4 [Jyutping]  ―  to scratch one's head
  2. (Cantonese) to look for; to seek
    𢯎水吹 [Cantonese]  ―  ngaau1 seoi2 ceoi1 [Jyutping]  ―  to look for someone or topics to chat
  3. (Cantonese) to ask for; to beg
    𢯎funding [Cantonese]  ―  ngaau1 fan1 ding4-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to ask for funding
  4. (Cantonese) to steal

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Compounds