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𢯎

𢯎

Translingual

Han character

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

References

KangXi: not present, would follow page 440, character 18

Unihan data for U+22BCE

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𢯎
alt. forms		R (aau1)

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaau¹, aau¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaau¹, aau¹
  - Yale: ngāau, āau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaau¹, aau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːu̯⁵⁵/, /ɑːu̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

𢯎

(Cantonese) to scratch (an itch)

𢯎痕 [Cantonese] ― ngaau¹ han⁴ [Jyutping] ― to scratch an itch

𢯎頭 / 𢯎头 [Cantonese] ― ngaau¹ tau⁴ [Jyutping] ― to scratch the head

Synonyms

(to scratch):

Dialectal synonyms of 搔 (“to scratch (an itch)”)
Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		搔
Mandarin	Beijing	搔、抓
Cantonese	Guangzhou	𢯎、搲
	Hong Kong	𢯎、搲
	Taishan	搲
Min Nan	Shantou	扒
Wu	Wenzhou	抓