# 抲

| 抲 | U+62B2, &#25266; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62B2 |
| ← 抱 [U+62B1] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 抳 → [U+62B3] |

## Translingual
### Han character

抲 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手一弓口 (QMNR), composition ⿰扌可)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 423, character 9
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11918
* Dae Jaweon: page 771, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1849, character 2
* Unihan data for U+62B2

## Chinese

| | Old Chinese |
| 砢 | *ɡ·raːlʔ |
| 柯 | *kaːl |
| 菏 | *kaːl, *ɡaːl |
| 牁 | *kaːl |
| 滒 | *kaːl |
| 哥 | *kaːl |
| 歌 | *kaːl |
| 謌 | *kaːl |
| 鴚 | *kaːl |
| 哿 | *kaːlʔ |
| 舸 | *kaːlʔ |
| 笴 | *kaːlʔ, *kaːnʔ |
| 軻 | *kʰaːl, *kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls |
| 珂 | *kʰaːl |
| 可 | *kʰaːlʔ |
| 岢 | *kʰaːlʔ |
| 坷 | *kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls |
| 蚵 | *kʰaːls, *ɡaːl |
| 呵 | *qʰaːl, *qʰaːls |
| 訶 | *qʰaːl |
| 抲 | *qʰaːl |
| 荷 | *qʰaːls, *ɡaːl, *ɡaːlʔ |
| 何 | *ɡaːl, *ɡaːlʔ |
| 河 | *ɡaːl |
| 苛 | *ɡaːl |
| 魺 | *ɡaːl |
| 袔 | *ɡaːls |
| 阿 | *qaːl |
| 妸 | *qaːl, *qaːlʔ |
| 疴 | *qaːl, *kʰraːls |
| 鈳 | *qaːl |
| 娿 | *qaːl, *qaːlʔ |
| 痾 | *qaːl |
| 跒 | *kʰraːlʔ |
| 閜 | *qʰraːlʔ |

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hē (he$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ho$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hē
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄜ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: he
*** Wade–Giles: ho$^1$
*** Yale: hē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: he
*** Palladius: хэ (xɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɤ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ho$^1$
*** Yale: hō
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ho$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ho$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔː⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: xa
Rime :
| Character | 抲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 虎何切 |
| Baxter | xa |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hɑ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hɑ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xɑ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ha/ |
| Li Rong | /xɑ/ |
| Wang Li | /xɑ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /xɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hē |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ho$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰaːl/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 抲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 7455 |
| Phonetic component | 可 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 訶 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰaːl/ |
| Notes | 注：擔抲俗。說文抲撝 |

#### Definitions

抲
* commander (of troops, etc.)
* conductor (person who conducts music ensembles)
* to command (troops, etc.)

#### References

* (Cantonese) Jyutping Database (iso10646hk.net) - Cantonese Pronunciation List (Part 2), p. 113

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hè (he$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hè
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hè
*** Wade–Giles: ho$^4$
*** Yale: hè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heh
*** Palladius: хэ (xɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɤ⁵¹/

#### Definitions

抲
* to shoulder, to bear, undertake

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiā (qia$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄚ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiā
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cia
*** Wade–Giles: chʻia$^1$
*** Yale: chyā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chia
*** Palladius: ця (cja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ä⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

抲
* seize, grasp, clutch
* choke, strangle
* hold fast, take by hand

### Pronunciation 4

* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^5$kho
** (Jinhua): $^5$khua
* Wu
** (Northern: Shaoxing, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^5$kho
*** MiniDict: kho$^去$
*** Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /kʰo³³/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /kʰo⁵⁵/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^5$khua
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /kʰuɑ⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

抲
* (Wu) to capture; to catch
       From: 2019, 還潮 (lyrics and music), 舊社會頂窮的人 ("The Poorest Ones in the Olden Days")
       $^6$mei-gniq$_8$ $^5$khau $^5$kho $^2$dzo $^5$kou $^8$gniq-ciaq$_7$ $^7$ciq-shian$_3$ $^3$tshen $^3$un-tsae$_3$ $^6$yeu $^3$kheu $^3$cieu [Wugniu]
       Getting by every day capturing snakes; wanting but a sip of wine in his bowl.
* (Wu) to grasp; to hold

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 捉, 抓, 捕, 捕捉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 抓, 捉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 捉 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 捉, 抓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 捉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 捉 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 捉 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 捉 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 捉 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 捉 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 捉 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 捉 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 捉 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 捉 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 捉 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 掠 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 掠 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 捉 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 捉 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 抲 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 抲 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 抲 |

#### Compounds

* 抲貓兒／抲猫儿