# 揣

| 揣 | U+63E3, &#25571; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63E3 |
| ← 揢 [U+63E2] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 揤 → [U+63E4] |

## Translingual
### Han character

揣 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手山一月 (QUMB), four-corner 5202$_7$, composition ⿰扌耑)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 443, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12371
* Dae Jaweon: page 794, character 13
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1917, character 6
* Unihan data for U+63E3

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 揣
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 揣 | *toːlʔ, *sʰrolʔ |
| 褍 | *toːlʔ, *toːn |
| 惴 | *tjols |
| 圌 | *djol, *djon |
| 篅 | *djol, *djon |
| 瑞 | *djols |
| 端 | *toːn |
| 剬 | *toːn, *tjonʔ |
| 偳 | *toːn, *tʰoːn |
| 鍴 | *toːn |
| 耑 | *toːn |
| 踹 | *toːns, *djonʔ |
| 湍 | *tʰoːn, *tjon |
| 煓 | *tʰoːn |
| 貒 | *tʰoːn, *tʰoːns |
| 諯 | *stʰons, *tjon, *tʰjons, *djon |
| 顓 | *tjon |
| 喘 | *tʰjonʔ |
| 遄 | *djon |
| 輲 | *djon |
| 椯 | *djon |
| 歂 | *djon, *djonʔ |
| 腨 | *djonʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *toːlʔ, *sʰrolʔ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 耑 (OC *toːn).

### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chuǎi (chuai$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄞˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi$^2$ / cyun$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhóe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cui$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chuǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chuǎi
*** Wade–Giles: chʻuai$^3$
*** Yale: chwǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choai
*** Palladius: чуай (čuaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ceoi$^2$ / cyun$^2$
*** Yale: chéui / chyún
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey$^2$ / tsyn$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cêu$^2$ / qun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/, /t͡sʰyːn³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhóe
*** Tâi-lô: tshué
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhoea
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰue⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰue⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰue⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰue⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰue⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cui$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshúi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰui⁵²/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit揣 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʰai⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʰai⁴⁴/ /t͡sʰai⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡sʰuai²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʰuɛ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ʈ͡ʂʰuɛ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰuai²⁴/ ～在懷裡 |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /p͡fʰai²¹/ ～到懷裡 /p͡fʰai⁵³/ 猜測 |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ʈ͡ʂʰuɛ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʰuɛ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /p͡fʰɛ⁴⁴²/ ～摸 /p͡fʰɛ³¹/ 怀～ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂʰuai⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sʰuai⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡sʰuai⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡sʰuai⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʰuæ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʰuae³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂʰue̞²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡sʰuai⁵³/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡sʰuæ⁵³/ /suæ⁵³/ 摸～,摸 |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡sʰɛ⁵³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡sʰø⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /t͡sʰe̞⁵¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /t͡sʰz̩ʷe̞⁵³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /t͡ɕʰy³⁵/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡sɛ³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡ɕʰyai⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /t͡sʰai⁴²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | |
| Hakka | Meixian | |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰyn³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sʰui³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sʰyn³⁵/ /t͡sʰøy³⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡sʰue⁵³/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡sʰuai³²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sʰui⁵³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /sɔi³¹/ |
* Middle Chinese: tsrhjweX
Rime :
| Character | 揣 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 初 (19) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (14) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 初委切 |
| Baxter | tsrhjweX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ʃʰˠiuᴇ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈ͡ʂʰʷᵚiɛ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ʃʰiuɛ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈ͡ʂʰjwiə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ʃʰjue$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ʃʰǐwe$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʈ͡ʂʰwie̯$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chuǎi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ceoi$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-tʰ<r>orʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sʰrolʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 揣 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | chuǎi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsrhjwe$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*s-tʰ<r>orʔ/ |
| English | to measure; to estimate |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 揣 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 2495 |
| Phonetic component | 耑 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 揣 |
| Old Chinese | /*sʰrolʔ/ |

#### Definitions

揣
* to speculate; to guess
* to measure; to estimate; to assess
* to try; to attempt
* to hold; to grab
* a surname

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhē / chhōe / chhēr / chhěr
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cuê$^7$
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhē
*** Tâi-lô: tshē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhe
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡sʰe⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰe³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /t͡sʰe²²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhōe
*** Tâi-lô: tshuē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhoe
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sʰue³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou, Singapore): /t͡sʰue²²/
*** IPA (Penang): /t͡sʰue²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhēr
*** Tâi-lô: tshēr
*** IPA (Kinmen, Singapore): /t͡sʰə²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰə⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhěr
*** Tâi-lô: tshěr
*** IPA (Lukang): /t͡sʰə³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cuê$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshuē
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰue¹¹/

#### Definitions

揣
* (Southern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Eastern Min) to look for; to seek
** 1886, Lim Hiong Seng, Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 36:我次次來到覔爾不在 Uá tsūa-tsūa lâi-kàu tshūe lṳ́ m̄-tõ我匝匝來到揣汝唔在 [Teochew, trad.] 我匝匝来到揣汝唔在 [Teochew, simp.]ua$^2$ zua$^7$ zua$^7$ lai$^5$ gao$^3$ cuê$^7$ le$^2$ m$^6$ do$^6$ [Peng'im]On every occasion of my coming, I could not find you.

#### Usage notes

* The Hokkien term is usually used to look for something known that is lost, meanwhile Hokkien 覓 / 觅 (bā, “to search for; to hunt for; to seek”) is sometimes used for usually searching or making inquiries about what is not known, as per Douglas (1873).

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 求, 尋, 覓$_1$ |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 找, 尋找, 尋覓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 尋, 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 尋, 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 找, 尋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 找, 尋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 尾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 找 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 尋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Macau | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 搵$_2$, 搵$_3$ |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 搵$_2$, 搵$_3$ |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 尋, 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 尋 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 尋, 找 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 尋 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 尋 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 尋 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 尋 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 尋 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Changting | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 搵$_2$, 跟 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 搵$_2$ |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 尋 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 尋 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 尋 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 尋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 尋, 找 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Datong | 尋 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 尋 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 尋 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Linhe | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Jining | 找 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 找 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 找 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 找 |
| Jin | Handan | 找 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 找 |
| Jin | Suide | 尋 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 討, 尋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 討, 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 尋 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 討 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 揣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 覓$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 覓$_3$, 揣 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 覓$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 覓$_3$ |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 揣 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 撈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 撈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 撈 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 搵$_2$ |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 尋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 尋 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 尋 |
| Wu | Taicang | 尋 |
| Wu | Qidong | 尋 |
| Wu | Haimen (Sijia) | 尋 |
| Wu | Danyang | 尋 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 找 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 尋 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 尋 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 尋 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 尋 |
| Wu | Cixi | 尋 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 尋 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 尋 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 尋 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 尋 |

#### Derived terms

* 揣保
* 揣有
* 揣無 / 揣无
* 揣短路
* 揣空揣縫 / 揣空揣缝
* 揣頭路 / 揣头路
* 相揣
* 覕相揣 / 𰴕相揣
* 走揣

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thòn
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ton$^2$
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thòn
*** Hakka Romanization System: ton$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ton$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰon¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ton$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰɔn¹¹/

#### Definitions

揣
* (Hakka) to guess

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 猜, 猜測, 猜想 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 猜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 猜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 猜 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 猜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 猜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 猜, 揣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 猜, 諳 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 猜 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 猜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 猜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 猜 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 估, 猜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 估 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 估 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 估 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 估 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 估 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 猜, 批 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 估 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 估 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 猜 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 揣, 猜, 估 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揣 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揣 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揣 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揣 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 臆 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 估 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 猜 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 估 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 準, 猜 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 臆, 猜 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 臆, 猜 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 猜, 臆 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 猜, 臆 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 猜, 臆 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 猜, 阿甲 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 臆, 猜 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 臆 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 臆, 猜 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 臆, 猜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 猜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 猜 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 猜 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 猜 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 猜 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 估, 猜 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 估 |

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): duǒ (duo$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄛˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: duǒ
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: duǒ
*** Wade–Giles: to$^3$
*** Yale: dwǒ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duoo
*** Palladius: до (do)
*** Sinological IPA : /tu̯ɔ²¹⁴/
* Middle Chinese: twaX
Rime :
| Character | 揣 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 丁果切 |
| Baxter | twaX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tuɑ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tuɑ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tuɑ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /twa$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /tuɑ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /tuɑ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tuɑ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | duǒ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | do$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*toːlʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 揣 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 2493 |
| Phonetic component | 耑 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 埵 |
| Old Chinese | /*toːlʔ/ |

#### Definitions

揣
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to measure, to estimate
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to shake, to rock

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chuài, chuǎi
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄞˋ, ㄔㄨㄞˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chuài
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chuài
*** Wade–Giles: chʻuai$^4$
*** Yale: chwài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuay
*** Palladius: чуай (čuaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chuǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chuǎi
*** Wade–Giles: chʻuai$^3$
*** Yale: chwǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choai
*** Palladius: чуай (čuaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

揣
* Only used in 囊揣 (nāngchuài) and 掙揣／挣揣 (zhèngchuài).

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chuāi, chuǎi (chuai$^1$, chuai$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄞ, ㄔㄨㄞˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chuāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chuai
*** Wade–Giles: chʻuai$^1$
*** Yale: chwāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuai
*** Palladius: чуай (čuaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chuǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chuǎi
*** Wade–Giles: chʻuai$^3$
*** Yale: chwǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choai
*** Palladius: чуай (čuaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

揣
* to hide or carry something in clothes
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be pregnant
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to impose onto someone

### Etymology 7
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhuī (zhui$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄟ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhuī
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄟ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhuei
*** Wade–Giles: chui$^1$
*** Yale: jwēi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juei
*** Palladius: чжуй (čžuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

揣
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to strike

### Etymology 8
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chuàn (chuan$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chuàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chuàn
*** Wade–Giles: chʻuan$^4$
*** Yale: chwàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuann
*** Palladius: чуань (čuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵¹/

#### Definitions

揣
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to measure

### Etymology 9
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tuán (tuan$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄢˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tyun$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tuán
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tuán
*** Wade–Giles: tʻuan$^2$
*** Yale: twán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twan
*** Palladius: туань (tuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰu̯än³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tyun$^4$
*** Yale: tyùhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tyn$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tün$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰyːn²¹/

#### Definitions

揣
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 團 / 团 (tuán, “assembled; gathered”)

### Compounds

* 不揣 (bùchuǎi)
* 不揣冒昧 (bùchuǎimàomèi)
* 侔色揣稱 / 侔色揣称
* 剔抽禿揣 / 剔抽秃揣
* 囊揣 (nāngchuài)
* 懸揣 / 悬揣
* 掙揣 / 挣揣 (zhèngchuài)
* 揣合逢迎
* 揣奪 / 揣夺
* 揣奸把猾
* 揣己
* 揣度
* 揣想
* 揣手兒 / 揣手儿
* 揣摹
* 揣摸
* 揣摩 (chuǎimó)
* 揣東揣西 / 揣东揣西
* 揣歪捏怪
* 揣測 / 揣测 (chuǎicè)
* 揣知
* 揣與 / 揣与 (chuāiyǔ)
* 揣身體 / 揣身体
* 揣骨
* 揣骨聽聲 / 揣骨听声
* 沒揣 / 没揣
* 沒揣地 / 没揣地
* 沒揣的 / 没揣的

### References

* Chinese Linguipedia (中華語文知識庫): chuǎi, chuài/chuǎi, chuāi/chuǎi
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01623
* Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Hakka (臺灣客家語常用詞辭典)
* Multi-function Chinese Character Database
* Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (重編國語辭典修定本)
* “揣”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* 周长楫 [Zhou, Changji], editor (2006), “揣”, in 闽南方言大词典 MINNAN FANGYAN DA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Southern Min dialects] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 [Fujian People's Publishing House], →ISBN.
* Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “bā”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 8; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 8

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: すい (sui)
* Kan-on: すい (sui)
* Kan’yō-on: し (shi)
* On: たん (tan)
* Kun: はかる (hakaru, 揣る)、さだめる (sadameru, 揣める)

## Korean
### Hanja

揣 • (chwi, ta) (hangeul 취, 타)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

揣: Hán Nôm readings: súy/suý, sủy/suỷ
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#### References

* Nom Foundation