# 揩

| 揩 | U+63E9, &#25577; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63E9 |
| ← 揨 [U+63E8] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 揪 → [U+63EA] |

## Translingual
### Han character

揩 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手心心日 (QPPA), four-corner 5106$_1$, composition ⿰扌皆)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 443, character 25
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12383
* Dae Jaweon: page 794, character 25
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1914, character 3
* Unihan data for U+63E9

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 皆 | *kriːl |
| 偕 | *kriːl |
| 階 | *kriːl |
| 喈 | *kriːl |
| 稭 | *kriːl, *kriːd |
| 堦 | *kriːl |
| 楷 | *kriːl, *kʰriːlʔ |
| 鶛 | *kriːl |
| 湝 | *kriːl, *ɡriːl |
| 蝔 | *kriːl, *ɡriːl |
| 鍇 | *kriːl, *kʰriːlʔ |
| 揩 | *kʰriːl |
| 諧 | *ɡriːl |
| 瑎 | *ɡriːl |
| 龤 | *ɡriːl |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): kāi (kai$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): kai$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haai$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gai$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khai
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$kha
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kai
*** Wade–Giles: kʻai$^1$
*** Yale: kāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kai
*** Palladius: кай (kaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: kai$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kai
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰai⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haai$^1$
*** Yale: hāai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːi̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kai³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khai
*** Tâi-lô: khai
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qay
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰai³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰai⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kha
*** MiniDict: kha$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$kha
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰa⁵³/
* Middle Chinese: kheaj, kheajH
Rime :
| Character | 揩 | 揩 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 皆 (33) | 皆 (33) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | II |
| Fanqie | 口皆切 | 苦戒切 |
| Baxter | kheaj | kheajH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰˠɛi/ | /kʰˠɛi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰᵚæi/ | /kʰᵚæi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰɐi/ | /kʰɐi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰəɨj/ | /kʰəɨj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰɛi/ | /kʰɛi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰɐi/ | /kʰɐi$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kʰăi/ | /kʰăi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiē | qiè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haai$^1$ | haai$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰriːl/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 揩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 6426 |
| Phonetic component | 皆 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 揩 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰriːl/ |
| Notes | 見漢賦 |

### Definitions

揩
* to wipe; to clean
    揩白板 [Shanghainese] ― $^5$kha $^8$baq-pe [Wugniu] ― to wipe a whiteboard
* (Cantonese) to brush; to come into slight contact with
       gaa$^3$ dik$^1$ si$^{6-2}$ haai$^1$ dou$^{3-2}$ ngo$^5$ gaa$^3$ ce$^1$. [Jyutping]
       That taxi brushed against my car.
       tiu$^4$ fu$^3$ haai$^1$ wu$^1$ zou$^1$ zo$^2$. [Jyutping]
       My trousers were made dirty when they brushed against something.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 擦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 擦, 抹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 擦, 抹 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 擦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 擦, 抹 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 擦, 搌 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 揩, 抹, 擦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 之, 揩, 抹, 搌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 擦, 揩, 抹 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 擦, 揩, 抹 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 擦, 抹, 捽 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 擦, 抹, 捽 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 抹, 拭, 擦 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang (Yangdong) | 拭 |
| Cantonese | Yangdong (Yashao) | 抹, 拭, 擦 |
| Cantonese | Yangchun | 抹, 擦 |
| Cantonese | Yangxi | 抹, 拭, 擦 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 擦 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 擦 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 揩, 抹, 擦 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 捽 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 捽 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 捽 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 揩, 擦 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 拭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拭, 挸 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 拭, 揉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 拭 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 拭 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 拭, 㧫, 抙 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 拭, 㧫 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 㧫 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 㧫 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 拭, 㧫, 抙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 拭, 㧫 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揩 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 揩 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 擦, 𢄺 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 湊, 抹, 揩 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 揩, 抹 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 洗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 洗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 洗 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 洗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 洗 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 洗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 洗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 洗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 洗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 洗 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 洗 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 洗 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 洗 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 洗 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 洗 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 洗 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 洗 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 洗 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 洗 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 洗 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 洗 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 洗 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 洗 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 洗 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 洗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 洗 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 汏 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 汏, 淨 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 汏 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 汏 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 汏 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 汏 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 汏 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 汏 |
| Wu | Changshu | 汏 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 汏 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 汏 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 洗, 揩, 汏 |
| Wu | Liyang | 洗 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 洗 |
| Wu | Yixing | 汏 |
| Wu | Danyang | 洗 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 洗 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 洗 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 代, 汏 rare |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 汏 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 汏, 洗 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 汏 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 洗 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 洗 |
| Wu | Ningbo | ⿰氵丈 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 汏 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 洗, 汏 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 洗, 盪 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 洗, 汏 rare |
| Wu | Jinhua | 洗, 汏 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 洗 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 洗 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 洗 |

#### Compounds

* 揩乾／揩干
* 揩抹
* 揩拭 (kāishì)
* 揩檯抹凳／揩台抹凳
* 揩汗
* 揩油
* 揩淚／揩泪
* 揩背

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: け (ke)
* Kan-on: かい (kai)
* Kun: ぬぐう (nuguu, 揩う)

## Korean
### Hanja

揩 • (gae) (hangeul 개, revised gae, McCune–Reischauer kae, Yale kay)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

揩: Hán Nôm readings: day, khải
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#### References

* Nom Foundation