𢯎

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

Translingual

Han character

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

References


Chinese

simp. and trad.
𢯎
variant forms 𢲷
R (aau1)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation


Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

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

Synonyms

  • (to scratch):
Dialectal synonyms of (“to scratch (an itch)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
Mandarin Beijing ,
Cantonese Guangzhou 𢯎,
Hong Kong 𢯎,
Taishan
Min Nan Xiamen
Quanzhou
Zhangzhou
Philippines (Manila)
Shantou
Wu Wenzhou
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