Translingual

Han character

擺 (radical 64 手+15, 18 strokes, cangjie input 手田中心 (QWLP), four-corner 5601₁, composition ⿰扌罷)

References

• KangXi: page 461, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12910
• Dae Jaweon: page 810, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1980, character 9
• Unihan data for U+64FA

Chinese

Glyph origin

Pronunciation

Definitions

擺

1. pendulum
   • 鐘擺 / 钟摆  ―  zhōngbǎi  ―  pendulum
   • 擺鐘 / 摆钟  ―  bǎizhōng  ―  pendulum clock
   • 單擺 / 单摆  ―  dānbǎi  ―  simple pendulum
2. to put, to place, to arrange
   • 我們要為會議擺好椅子。 [MSC, trad.]
     我们要为会议摆好椅子。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒmen yào wèi huìyì bǎi hǎo yǐzi. [Pinyin]

     We will need to set out chairs for the meeting.

   • 在一張桌子上擺著一盤棋。 [MSC, trad.]
     在一张桌子上摆着一盘棋。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zài yī zhāng zhuōzi shàng bǎi zhe yī pán qí. [Pinyin]

     There was a game of chess on a table.

   • 她把拖鞋整齊地擺在床下。 [MSC, trad.]
     她把拖鞋整齐地摆在床下。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā bǎ tuōxié zhěngqí de bǎi zài chuángxià. [Pinyin]

     She put the slippers under the bed neatly.

   • 許多嚴峻的挑戰還擺在眼前。 [MSC, trad.]
     许多严峻的挑战还摆在眼前。 [MSC, simp.]

     Xǔduō yánjùn de tiǎozhàn hái bǎi zài yǎnqián. [Pinyin]

     Many serious challenges still lie ahead.

3. to lay bare, to state clearly
4. to put on, to assume (air), to display
   • 她擺了一個優美的姿勢。 [MSC, trad.]
     她摆了一个优美的姿势。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā bǎi le yī ge yōuměi de zīshì. [Pinyin]

     She adopted an elegant pose.

5. to sway, to wave, to swing
6. (regional) to talk, to say
7. (Min Nan, Hakka) Classifier for occurrences: time

   逐擺 / 逐摆 [Min Nan]  ―  ta̍k-pái [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  every time

   這擺 / 这摆 [Hakka]  ―  liá-pái [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]  ―  this time

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On: はい (hai)
• Kun: ひらく (hiraku)

Korean

Hanja

擺 • ‎(pa) (hangeul 파, McCune-Reischauer p'a, Yale pha)

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Vietnamese

Han character

• Hán Việt: bẫy, bài, bãi

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