抔

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: póu
Cantonese: pau4
JapaneseKun: SUKUU NADO
JapaneseOn: HOU HAI
Korean: PWU
Vietnamese: bồi

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: take or hold up in both hands

CE-Dict: take up in both hands

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】抔
【唐韻】薄侯切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】蒲侯切，𠀤音裒。手掬物也。【禮·禮運】汙尊而抔飮。【疏】以手掬之而飮也。【前漢·張釋之傳】愚民取長陵一抔土。【註】抔謂手掬之。今學者讀爲杯勺之杯，非也。　又【廣韻】芳杯切【集韻】鋪枚切，𠀤音胚。義同。又本作捊，引取也，今文作抔。別作㧵，非。