# 拃

| 拃 | U+62C3, &#25283; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62C3 |
| ← 拂 [U+62C2] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 拄 → [U+62C4] |

## Translingual
### Han character

拃 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手人尸 (QOS), composition ⿰扌乍)
* grope, press, span

#### Derived characters

* 𮅖, 𢜉

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 424, character 16
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11938
* Dae Jaweon: page 772, character 13
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1853, character 6
* Unihan data for U+62C3

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 作 | *ʔsaːɡs, *ʔsaːɡs, *ʔsaːɡ |
| 鲊 | *ʔsraːʔ |
| 痄 | *ʔsraːʔ |
| 厏 | *ʔsraːʔ, *zraːʔ |
| 詐 | *ʔsraːɡs |
| 咋 | *ʔsraːɡs, *zraːɡ, *ʔsreːɡ |
| 笮 | *ʔsraːɡs, *zaːɡ, *ʔsraːɡ |
| 榨 | *ʔsraːɡs |
| 炸 | *ʔr'aːɡs, *zreːb |
| 乍 | *zraːɡs |
| 拃 | *ʔsraːnʔ |
| 酢 | *sʰaːɡs, *zaːɡ |
| 祚 | *zaːɡs |
| 胙 | *zaːɡs |
| 阼 | *zaːɡs |
| 飵 | *zaːɡs, *zaːɡ |
| 秨 | *zaːɡs, *zaːɡ |
| 迮 | *ʔsaːɡ, *ʔsraːɡ |
| 柞 | *ʔsaːɡ, *zaːɡ |
| 昨 | *zaːɡ |
| 怍 | *zaːɡ |
| 砟 | *zaːɡ |
| 莋 | *zaːɡ |
| 岝 | *zaːɡ, *zraːɡ |
| 鈼 | *zaːɡ |
| 筰 | *zaːɡ |
| 葃 | *zaːɡ, *zreːɡ, *zaɡ |
| 舴 | *ʔr'aːɡ, *ʔsraːɡ |
| 窄 | *ʔsraːɡ |
| 蚱 | *ʔsraːɡ |
| 齚 | *zraːɡ |
| 泎 | *zraːɡ |

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhǎ (zha$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄚˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaa$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎ
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎ
*** Wade–Giles: cha$^3$
*** Yale: jǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaa
*** Palladius: чжа (čža)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂä²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaa$^3$
*** Yale: ja
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaa$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: za$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saː³³/

#### Definitions

拃
* to measure by handspans; to span
* Classifier for lengths in spans, or the width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the middle finger or little finger: span

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaa$^6$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaa$^6$
*** Yale: jah
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaa$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: za$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saː²²/

#### Definitions

拃
* (Cantonese) Classifier for handfuls of something.
    一拃沙 [Cantonese] ― jat$^1$ zaa$^6$ saa$^1$ [Jyutping] ― a handful of sand
* (Cantonese) Classifier for people or objects: bunch; group
    一拃人 [Cantonese] ― jat$^1$ zaa$^6$ jan$^4$ [Jyutping] ― a group of people
       ngo$^5$ heoi$^3$ zap$^1$ haa$^5$ fong$^{4-2}$ leoi$^5$ bin$^6$ go$^2$ zaa$^6$ je$^5$. [Jyutping]
       I will tidy up the [bunch of] things in the room.

#### Compounds

* 跌落地揦返拃沙

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaa$^6$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaa$^6$
*** Yale: jah
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaa$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: za$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saː²²/

#### Definitions

拃
* (Cantonese) to block; to obstruct

#### Compounds

* 掗拃／挜拃

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhǎn (zhan$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chan$^3$
*** Yale: jǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaan
*** Palladius: чжань (čžanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴/
* Middle Chinese: tsraenX
Rime :
| Character | 拃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 莊 (18) |
| Final (韻) | 刪 (69) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 側板切 |
| Baxter | tsraenX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ʃˠan$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈ͡ʂᵚan$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ʃɐn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈ͡ʂaɨn$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ʃan$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ʃan$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʈ͡ʂan$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zaan$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsraːnʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 拃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 16652 |
| Phonetic component | 乍 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 䩆 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔsraːnʔ/ |

#### Definitions

拃
* (obsolete) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)