掔

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: qiān, wàn
Cantonese: haan1
JapaneseKun: KATAI
JapaneseOn: KAN KEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: sturdy

CE-Dict: lead along/substantial

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》掔固也。从手臤聲。讀若《詩》「赤舃掔掔」。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】掔
【唐韻】苦閑切【集韻】【正韻】丘閑切，𠀤音慳。【說文】固也。【爾雅·釋詁】厚也。　又【唐韻】【正韻】苦堅切【集韻】輕煙切，𠀤音牽。義同。　又牽去也。與牽通。【史記·鄭世家】鄭襄公肉袒，掔羊以迎。【莊子·徐無鬼】君將黜耆欲，掔好惡，則耳目病矣。　又持也。擊也。　又【正韻】詰戰切，遣去聲。挽也，引也。俗作𢴡。　【說文】讀若詩赤舄掔掔。【徐鉉曰】今別作慳，非。○按豳風作几几。《說文》或別有所考。長箋云：掔掔句似逸詩，則鑿矣。

Han-De-Dict: fest, dauerhaft (u.E.)