匊

Information about character(s)

Radical: 勹
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 8
Variants: 掬

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jū
Cantonese: guk1
JapaneseKun: SUKUU TANAGOKORO
JapaneseOn: KIKU KOKU
Korean: KWUK

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: handful

CE-Dict: receive with both hands

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《勹部》匊在手曰匊。从勹、米。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【勹字部】匊
〔古文〕𦥑【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤居六切，音菊。【說文】在手曰匊。【徐曰】手掬米，會意。【玉篇】兩手也，滿手也，手中也，物在手也。【詩·唐風】椒聊之實，蕃衍盈匊。【朱子詩】從容出妙句，珠貝爛盈匊。又【韻會】一手曰匊。【詩·小雅】終朝采綠，不盈一匊。【賈島詩】虬龍一匊波，洗蕩千萬春。【集韻】或作掬。

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