螯

Han character edit

螯 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 土大中一戈 (GKLMI) or 手大中一戈 (QKLMI) or 難土大中一 (XGKLM), four-corner 4813₆, composition ⿱敖虫)

1. nippers, pincers, claws (of crustaceans)

References edit

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1094, character 53
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33496
• Dae Jaweon: page 1559, character 27
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2875, character 7
• Unihan data for U+87AF

Glyph origin edit

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋaːw) : phonetic 敖 (OC *ŋaːw) + semantic 虫 (“insect”) – part of an insect, its pincers.

Pronunciation edit

Definitions edit

螯

1. pincer; chela; nipper; claw

   Synonym: 鉗／钳 (qián)

   • 蟹六跪而二螯，非蛇蟺之穴無可寄託者，用心躁也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     蟹六跪而二螯，非蛇蟺之穴无可寄托者，用心躁也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Xiè liù guì ér èr áo, fēi shé shàn zhī xué wú kě jìtuō zhě, yòngxīn zào yě. [Pinyin]

     The crab has six feet and two pincers, yet without the dens of snakes and eels, it has no place to take shelter. This is because its mind is impatient.

Compounds edit

Kanji edit

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. claws

Readings edit

• Go-on: ごう (gō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kan-on: ごう (gō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kun: はさみ (hasami, 螯)

Pronunciation edit

• (Tokyo) はさみ​ [hàsámíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠sa̠mʲi]

Noun edit

螯(はさみ) or 螯(ハサミ) • (hasami) 

1. chela

References edit

Han character edit

螯: Hán Nôm readings: ngao

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