抲

抲 U+62B2, 抲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62B2 ← 抱 [U+62B1] CJK Unified Ideographs 抳 → [U+62B3]

Translingual

Han character

抲 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手一弓口 (QMNR), composition ⿰扌可)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 423, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11918
• Dae Jaweon: page 771, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1849, character 2
• Unihan data for U+62B2

Chinese

simp. and trad.		抲

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

	Old Chinese
砢	*ɡ·raːlʔ
柯	*kaːl
菏	*kaːl, *ɡaːl
牁	*kaːl
滒	*kaːl
哥	*kaːl
歌	*kaːl
謌	*kaːl
鴚	*kaːl
哿	*kaːlʔ
舸	*kaːlʔ
笴	*kaːlʔ, *kaːnʔ
軻	*kʰaːl, *kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls
珂	*kʰaːl
可	*kʰaːlʔ
岢	*kʰaːlʔ
坷	*kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls
蚵	*kʰaːls, *ɡaːl
呵	*qʰaːl, *qʰaːls
訶	*qʰaːl
抲	*qʰaːl
荷	*qʰaːls, *ɡaːl, *ɡaːlʔ
何	*ɡaːl, *ɡaːlʔ
河	*ɡaːl
苛	*ɡaːl
魺	*ɡaːl
袔	*ɡaːls
阿	*qaːl
妸	*qaːl, *qaːlʔ
疴	*qaːl, *kʰraːls
鈳	*qaːl
娿	*qaːl, *qaːlʔ
痾	*qaːl
跒	*kʰraːlʔ
閜	*qʰraːlʔ

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hē (he¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hē
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: he
    • Wade–Giles: ho¹
    • Yale: hē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: he
    • Palladius: хэ (xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ho¹
    • Yale: hō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: xa

Rime
Character	抲
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	虎何切
Baxter	xa
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/hɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/xɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ha/
Li Rong	/xɑ/
Wang Li	/xɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/xɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hē
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ho1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qʰaːl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	抲
Reading #	1/1
No.	7455
Phonetic component	可
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	訶
Old Chinese	/*qʰaːl/
Notes	注：擔抲俗。說文抲撝

Definitions

抲

1. commander (of troops, etc.)
2. conductor (person who conducts music ensembles)
3. to command (troops, etc.)

References

• (Cantonese) Jyutping Database (iso10646hk.net) - Cantonese Pronunciation List (Part 2), p. 113

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hè (he⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hè
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hè
    • Wade–Giles: ho⁴
    • Yale: hè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heh
    • Palladius: хэ (xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹/

Definitions

抲

1. to shoulder, to bear, undertake

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiā (qia¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cia
    • Wade–Giles: chʻia¹
    • Yale: chyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chia
    • Palladius: ця (cja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ä⁵⁵/

Definitions

抲

1. seize, grasp, clutch
2. choke, strangle
3. hold fast, take by hand

Pronunciation 4

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵kho
  • (Jinhua): ⁵khua

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shaoxing, Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁵kho
    • MiniDict: kho^去
    • Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /kʰo³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /kʰo⁵⁵/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ⁵khua
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /kʰuɑ⁵⁵/

Definitions

抲

1. (Wu) to capture; to catch

   每日靠抲蛇過日節　只想忖碗盞有口酒 [Ningbonese, trad.]
   每日靠抲蛇过日节　只想忖碗盏有口酒 [Ningbonese, simp.]

   From: 2019, 還潮 (lyrics and music), 舊社會頂窮的人 ("The Poorest Ones in the Olden Days")

   ⁶mei-gniq₈ ⁵khau ⁵kho ²dzo ⁵kou ⁸gniq-ciaq₇ ⁷ciq-shian₃ ³tshen ³un-tsae₃ ⁶yeu ³kheu ³cieu [Wugniu]

   Getting by every day capturing snakes; wanting but a sip of wine in his bowl.

2. (Wu) to grasp; to hold

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 捉 (“to catch; to capture”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		捉, 抓, 捕, 捕捉
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	抓, 捉
	Malaysia	捉
	Singapore	捉, 抓
Cantonese	Guangzhou	捉
	Hong Kong	捉
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	捉
	Singapore (Guangfu)	捉
Hakka	Meixian	捉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	捉
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	捉
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	捉
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	捉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	捉
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	捉
Southern Min	Xiamen	掠
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	掠
	Quanzhou	掠
	Zhangzhou	掠
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	掠
	Tainan	掠
	Penang (Hokkien)	掠
	Singapore (Hokkien)	掠
	Manila (Hokkien)	掠
	Chaozhou	掠
	Raoping	掠
	Shantou	掠
	Singapore (Teochew)	掠
	Wenchang	掠
	Qionghai	掠
Wu	Shanghai	捉
	Suzhou	捉
	Hangzhou	抲
	Shaoxing	抲
	Ningbo	抲

Compounds

• 抲貓兒／抲猫儿