# 摀

| 摀 | U+6440, &#25664; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6440 |
| ← 搿 [U+643F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 摁 → [U+6441] |

## Translingual
### Han character

摀 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 手竹口火 (QHRF), four-corner 5702$_7$, composition ⿰扌烏)

#### Derived characters

* 𡀴

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 449, character 8
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12555
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1935, character 2
* Unihan data for U+6440

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 烏 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script |
| | Old Chinese |
| 烏 | *qaː |
| 嗚 | *qaː |
| 鰞 | *qaː |
| 歍 | *qaː |
| 鎢 | *qaː |
| 瑦 | *qaː, *qaːʔ |
| 鄔 | *qaː, *qaːʔ, *qas |
| 螐 | *qaː |
| 隖 | *qaːʔ |
| 塢 | *qaːʔ, *qaːs |
| 溩 | *qaːʔ |

### Etymology 1

* For pronunciation and definitions of 摀 – see 捂 (“to cover”). (This character is a variant form of 捂).

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 摀 – see 揣 (“to speculate; to guess; to measure; to estimate; to assess; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 揣).

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ó͘ / óe
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ó͘
*** Tâi-lô: óo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: or
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /ɔ⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung): /ɔ⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óe
*** Tâi-lô: ué
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oea
*** IPA (Taipei): /ue⁵³/

#### Definitions

摀
* (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien) to dig

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 挖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 挖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 挖 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 挖 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 挖 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 掘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 挖 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 挖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 挖 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 挖 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 掘 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 掘 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 挖 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 挖 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 挖 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 掘 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 搤, 摀, 挖 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 搤, 挖 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 搤 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 摀, 挖 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 搤, 摀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 搤, 摀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 搤 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 掘 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 掘 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 挖 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 掘 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 挖 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 掘 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 掘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 掘 |

#### Compounds

* 摀塗／𰓆涂
* 摀心肝／𰓆心肝
* 摀秤頭／𰓆秤头
* 摀空／𰓆空
* 摀耳屎／𰓆耳屎

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): wu$^1$ / wu$^3$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wu$^1$ / wu$^3$
*** Yale: wū / wu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wu$^1$ / wu$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wu$^1$ / wu$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /wuː⁵⁵/, /wuː³³/
* wu1 - Hong Kong;
* wu3 - Guangzhou.

#### Definitions

摀
* (Cantonese) to bend forward; to stoop
    摀低身／𰓆低身 [Cantonese] ― wu$^1$ dai$^1$ san$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to bend down
    摀前個頭／𰓆前个头 [Cantonese] ― wu$^1$ cin$^4$ go$^3$ tau$^4$ [Jyutping] ― to bend head forward

## Vietnamese
### Han character

摀: Hán Nôm readings: ô
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#### References

* Nom Foundation