抉

抉 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手木大 (QDK), four-corner 5503₀, composition ⿰扌夬)

• 䆢

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 420, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11873
• Dae Jaweon: page 767, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1844, character 6
• Unihan data for U+6289

抉

1. (literary) to gouge; to dig out; to pick out
2. (literary) to pick out; to select out
3. (literary) to pierce; to puncture; to butcher
4. (literary) to reveal; to expose
5. (Hokkien) to slap; to hit with one's palm
6. (Hokkien) to plaster; to paint; to daub (on a wall, etc.)
7. (Mainland China Hokkien) to apply on one's face, hands, etc. (of powder, oil, etc.)
8. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to sweep across to knock over
9. (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to surpass; to be better than; to overtake

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. gouge
2. hollow out
3. bore
4. pry

• On (unclassified): けつ (ketsu)
• Kun: えぐる (eguru, 抉る)

抉 • (gyeol) (hangeul 결, revised gyeol, McCune–Reischauer kyŏl, Yale kyel)

1. choose, select
2. gouge, pluck out

抉: Hán Nôm readings: khoét, quyết, quét, quẹt, quạt

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