捋

捋 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手月木戈 (QBDI), four-corner 5204₃, composition ⿰扌寽)

1. to pluck
2. to gather in the fingers
3. to rub
4. to scrape off

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 433, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12140
• Dae Jaweon: page 782, character 26
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1885, character 5
• Unihan data for U+634B

捋

1. to grab a part of an object and slide it towards one end

   捋袖子  ―  luō xiùzǐ  ―  to pull up one's sleeves

   捋起衫袖 [Cantonese]  ―  lyut³ hei² saam¹ zau⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  to pull up the sleeves

   捋手䘼 [Hokkien]  ―  lu̍t chhiú-ńg [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to pull up one's sleeves

2. (Hakka) to hit; to strike; to slap with slender bamboo stick
3. (Hokkien) to milk

   捋牛奶 [Hokkien]  ―  lu̍t gû-ni [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to milk a cow

4. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to remove (mucus) from the surface of an eel (by wrapping the fingers around and stroking)

捋

1. to run one's fingers along or over something (long and thin) to smooth it out or clean it; to stroke

   捋鬍子／捋胡子  ―  lǚ húzǐ  ―  to stroke one's beard

   捋一下鬚／捋一下须 [Cantonese]  ―  lyut³ jat¹ haa⁵ sou¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to stroke one's beard

   捋喙鬚／捋喙须 [Hokkien]  ―  lu̍t chhùi-chhiu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to stroke one's beard

捋

1. (Hokkien) to comb (hair, etc.)

   捋頭鬃／捋头鬃 [Hokkien]  ―  loa̍h thâu-chang [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to comb one's hair

2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to rub; to massage; to chafe (to console or soothe)
3. (Mainland China Hokkien) to rub (salt) using one's hands (on fish or other food)

• (to comb): 梳 (shū)

捋

1. (Hokkien) to rub (salt) using one's hands (on fish or other food)
2. (Mainland China Hokkien) to wrangle; to squabble; to stir up trouble
3. (Mainland China Hokkien) to strike; to hit; to beat
4. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to gently stroke with one's hand from top to bottom
5. (Mainland China Hokkien, neologism, slang) to eat
6. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to criticize; to blame; to reproach

• (to wrangle): 爭吵／争吵 (zhēngchǎo)
• (to strike): 打 (dǎ), 擊／击 (jī)

• (to blame):

• “捋”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• On (unclassified): らつ (ratsu); らち (rachi); れつ (retsu); れち (rechi)
• Kun: とる (toru)

捋: Hán Nôm readings: liệt, loát, lư

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