扺

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 7
Variants: 抵

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhǐ, qí
Cantonese: zi2
JapaneseKun: ATARU ATERU
JapaneseOn: TEI
Korean: CI
Vietnamese: chỉ

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to strike one's palm with one's fist

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》扺側擊也。从手氏聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】扺
【唐韻】【正韻】諸氏切【集韻】【韻會】掌氏切，𠀤音紙。【說文】側擊也。【前漢·杜周傳贊】業因勢而扺陒。【註】陒音詭。毀也。言因事形勢而擊毀之也。【揚雄·解嘲】扺穰侯而代之。　又【集韻】翹移切，音祁。擬手期剋也。　又【集韻】【正韻】亦作抵。◎按扺有紙邸二音，取義尤多，抵可通入扺，而扺不可通入抵。《正字通》說从合，亦混。【集韻】或作㧗。