捭

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bǎi, bā, bǐ
Cantonese: baai2
JapaneseOn: HAI HA HEI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to open; to spread out

CE-Dict: weed

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to open; to spread out
2.to strike with both hands

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》捭兩手擊也。从手卑聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】捭
【唐韻】比買切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】補買切，𠀤拜上聲。【說文】兩手擊也。一曰擲也。【左思·吳都賦】莫不衂銳挫鋩，拉捭摧藏。【註】鳥獸莫不衂挫鋒鋩拉擲折挫之也。　又與擺通。鬼谷子有捭闔篇，戰國時蘇秦學捭闔揣摩，捭之者開也，闔之者閉也。　又【集韻】部買切，排上聲。義同。　又普未切，音睥。毀也。與𢽛同。　又【韻會】【正韻】𠀤博厄切，音蘖。【禮·禮運】燔黍捭豚。【疏】捭析豚肉，加於燒石之上而熟之。【釋文】或作擗。又作擘。

CF-Dict: ouvrir/diviser