揎

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12
Variants: 拴

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xuān
Cantonese: syun1
JapaneseKun: KAKAGERU
JapaneseOn: SEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to pull up the sleeves and stretch out the arms; to strike with bare fists

CE-Dict: to roll up one's sleeves/to slap with the palm

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to pull up the sleeves and show the arms

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】揎
【唐韻】須緣切【集韻】荀緣切，𠀤音宣。手發衣也。【六書故】鉤袂出臂也。【蘇軾詩】玉腕半揎雲碧袖。【古音轉注】俗有裸袖揎拳之語。【通雅】揎與拴同，俗謂拴衣是也。漢書董仲舒傳，日削月朘。孟康註，朘音揎，謂轉褰踧也。俗謂𦄲朒爲朘𦄲，則褰踧猶揎蹙也。古作揎。今呼拴。　本作𢱱。【集韻】或作㩊。又作擐。互詳㩊字註。