搦 (nik1 lik1 | nuo4) : to carry with a hand

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搦

nik1 lik1

nuo4

[1] [粵] to carry with a hand
[2] to hold (a writing brush or spear)

1. nik1 is probably the standard reading while lik1 is the variant. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
2. nasal-stop alternant: 拎 [ning1]

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

搦

This word has been viewed 3879 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 4th Jun 2007 15:27 and last edited on 19th Apr 2016 06:10

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搦走 nik1 / lik1 zau2 = Takeaway (food) 粵

搦住 lik1 zyu6 nuo4 zhu4 = to take; bring; hold in the hand

搦得起，放得低 lik1 dak1 hei2 fong3 dak1 dai1 nuo4 de2 qi3 fang4 de2 di1 = to be adaptable to circumstances; be flexible 粵

搐搦 cuk1 lik1 chu4 nuo4 = clonic convulsion

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唔該幫我搦住把遮! 粵
Would you please hold the umbrella for me!

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 搦
Unicode code for this character: U+6426 (off-site link)

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