撳

See also: 揿

撳 U+64B3, 撳 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64B3 ← 撲 [U+64B2] CJK Unified Ideographs 撴 → [U+64B4]

Translingual

Han character

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

References

• 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

Chinese

trad.		撳
simp.		揿
alternative forms		搇／揿 㩒 Cantonese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (金) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
淦	*kɯːm, *kɯːms
顉	*ŋɯːmʔ, *ŋ̊ʰrɯm, *ŋ̊ʰɯmʔ
金	*krɯm
錦	*krɯmʔ
欽	*kʰrɯm
菳	*kʰrɯm
嶔	*kʰrɯm
撳	*kʰrɯms
捦	*ɡrɯm
鵭	*ɡrɯm
唫	*ɡrɯmʔ, *ŋɡrɯm
鈙	*ɡrɯms
崟	*ŋɡrɯm
趛	*ŋɡrɯmʔ

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

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qìn (qin⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gam⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gim⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khim

  (Meixian, Guangdong): kim⁴

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵chin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin⁴
    • Yale: chìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chinn
    • Palladius: цинь (cinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gam⁶
    • Yale: gahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gim⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kim³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khim
    • Hakka Romanization System: kim
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kim⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰim⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: kim⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰim⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵chin
    • MiniDict: chin^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²qin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰin³⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: khjimH

Rime
Character	撳
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	侵 (139)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	丘禁切
Baxter	khjimH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰiɪmH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰimH/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰjemH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰimH/
Li Rong	/kʰiəmH/
Wang Li	/kʰĭĕmH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰi̯əmH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qìn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ham3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰrɯms/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	撳
Reading #	1/1
No.	6686
Phonetic component	金
Rime group	侵
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*kʰrɯms/
Notes	搇今字

Definitions

撳

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

   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 withdraw money from an ATM

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

3. (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]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 按 (“to push; to press”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		按
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	按, 摁
	Taiwan	按
	Malaysia	按
	Singapore	按
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	按, 摁
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	按, 壓
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	按, 逞
	Wuhan	按, 逞
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	捺
	Hefei	按, 捺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	撳, 的
	Hong Kong	撳
	Macau	撳
	Yangjiang	擪
	Singapore (Guangfu)	撳
Gan	Nanchang	按, 陣
Hakka	Meixian	撳
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	撳
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	撳
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	撳
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	撳, 擪
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	撳
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擪
	Kuching (Hepo)	撳
Jin	Taiyuan	按
Northern Min	Jian'ou	壓
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	扼
Southern Min	Xiamen	揤
	Quanzhou	揤
	Zhangzhou	揤
	Taipei	揤
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	揤
	Kaohsiung	揤
	Yilan	揤
	Changhua (Lukang)	揤
	Taichung	揤
	Tainan	揤
	Hsinchu	揤
	Kinmen	揤
	Penghu (Magong)	揤
	Penang (Hokkien)	揤, 捏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	揤, 捏
	Manila (Hokkien)	揤
	Chaozhou	揤
	Singapore (Teochew)	揤
Wu	Shanghai	撳
	Suzhou	撳
	Wuxi	撳
	Wenzhou	捺, 捼
Xiang	Changsha	捘, 按
	Shuangfeng	撳

Compounds

• 撳倒／揿倒
• 撳𨋢／揿䢂
• 撳釘／揿钉
• 撳鈕／揿钮
• 撳頭低／揿头低

 

Japanese

Kanji

撳

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

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

Vietnamese

Han character

撳: Hán Nôm readings: khấm, khẩm

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References

• Nom Foundation