掖

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yè, yē
Cantonese: jat6 jik6
JapaneseKun: WAKIBASAMU TASUKERU WAKI
JapaneseOn: EKI
Korean: AYK

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: support with the arms; stick in, tuck in; fold up

CE-Dict: support by the arm/to help/to promote/at the side

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to tuck in; to tuck away; to slip in; to conceal
2.to toll up; to fold
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ㄧA
1.to support somebody by the arm
2.to help; to assist; to promote
3.side
4.by the side

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: assist; help; support sb. by the arm; tuck in

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: assist; help; support sb. by the arm; tuck in

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》掖以手持人臂投地也。从手夜聲。一曰臂下也。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】掖
【唐韻】羊益切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】夷益切，𠀤音奕。【說文】以手持人臂投地也。又挾扶也。【詩·𨻰風·衡門序】誘掖其君也。【疏】誘謂在前導之，掖謂在傍扶之。【左傳·僖二十五年】二禮從國子巡城，掖以赴外。【註】挾之而投於城外也。　又【說文】臂下也。與腋同。【禮·儒行】衣逢掖之衣。【註】逢，猶大也。大袂衣也。【史記·商君傳】千羊之皮，不如一狐之掖。　又宮旁舍曰掖庭，殿旁垣曰掖垣，宮闕旁小門曰左右掖門，皆取肘腋之義。【前漢·百官公卿表】武帝更名永巷爲掖庭。又【成帝紀】闌入尚方掖門。【註】掖門在兩傍，言如人臂掖也。【杜甫詩】花隱掖垣暮。　又郡縣名。【前漢·地理志】張掖郡。【註】張國臂掖，故曰張掖。【又】東萊郡掖縣。【韻會】掖，腋本一字。今扶掖字从手，肘腋字从月。然古腋字本作亦，非从月也。

CF-Dict: soutenir pn par le bras/aider/promouvoir

Han-De-Dict: einklemmen, umlegen (u.E.)/Ye (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)