# 挈

| 挈 | U+6308, &#25352; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6308 |
| ← 指 [U+6307] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 按 → [U+6309] |

## Translingual
### Han character

挈 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手竹手 (QHQ), four-corner 5750$_2$, composition ⿱㓞手)

#### Derived characters

* 𠹙, 𢲞, 𱧯, 𤠵, 㮮, 䤿, 𢹫, 𢊏, 𤸪

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 429, character 22
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12035
* Dae Jaweon: page 779, character 1
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1863, character 1
* Unihan data for U+6308

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 夆 | *pʰoŋ, *boŋ, *ɡaːds |
| 丯 | *kreːds |
| 瘛 | *kʰjeds, *ɡeːds, *kʰjed |
| 觢 | *ɡjeds |
| 契 | *kʰeːds, *kʰeːd, *kʰeːd, *kʰɯd |
| 栔 | *kʰeːds |
| 禊 | *ɡeːds |
| 稧 | *ɡeːds |
| 楔 | *kreːd, *sqʰeːd |
| 葜 | *kʰreːd |
| 猰 | *qreːd, *kraːd, *kʰeːd |
| 窫 | *qreːd |
| 揳 | *sqʰeːd |
| 偰 | *sqʰeːd |
| 潔 | *keːd |
| 絜 | *keːd, *ɡeːd |
| 鍥 | *keːd, *kʰeːd |
| 挈 | *kʰeːd |
| 蛪 | *kʰeːd |
| 齧 | *ŋeːd |
| 褉 | *qʰeːd |
| 喫 | *ŋ̊ʰeːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰeːd): phonetic 㓞 (qià) + semantic 手 (“hand”).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qiè (qie$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄝˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kit$^3$ / hit$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khiat
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kiag$^4$ / kiêg$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiè
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciè
*** Wade–Giles: chʻieh$^4$
*** Yale: chyè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chieh
*** Palladius: це (ce)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kit$^3$ / hit$^3$
*** Yale: kit / hit
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kit$^8$ / hit$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kid$^3$ / hid$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːt̚³/, /hiːt̚³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiat
*** Tâi-lô: khiat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qiad
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɛt̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɛt̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɛt̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɛt̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɛt̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kiag$^4$ / kiêg$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiak / khiek
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiak̚²/, /kʰiek̚²/
* Middle Chinese: khet
Rime :
| Character | 挈 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 屑 (87) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 苦結切 |
| Baxter | khet |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰet̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰet̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰɛt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰɛt̚/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰet̚/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰiet̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰiet̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qie |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hit$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰeːd/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 挈 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 6512 |
| Phonetic component | 丯 |
| Rime group | 月 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 猰 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰeːd/ |

#### Definitions

挈
* to raise; to lift
* to take along; to carry; to lead (one's family)
    From: Commentary of Guliang, circa 206 BCE– 9 CE
    Xíngrén zhě, qiè guó zhī cí yě. [Pinyin]
    Emissaries are to convey the words of state.
    From: Айша Мансурова (2006), Ни бусы етиму [You are not an Orphan]
    Ни ба ва чеха, хә ца. [Cyrillic]
    Bring the kid and drink tea.

#### Compounds

* 左挈右提
* 左提右挈
* 帶挈 / 带挈
* 拖男挈女
* 挈壺 / 挈壶
* 挈屐而歸 / 挈屐而归
* 挈帶 / 挈带
* 挈挈
* 挈榼提壺 / 挈榼提壶
* 挈瓶
* 挈瓶之知 (qièpíngzhīzhì)
* 挈瓶小智 (qièpíngxiǎozhì)
* 挈眷
* 挈領 / 挈领
* 提挈 (tíqiè)
* 提綱挈領 / 提纲挈领
* 攜男挈女 / 携男挈女
* 攜老挈幼 / 携老挈幼
* 攜雲挈雨 / 携云挈雨

### Etymology 2

Probably a variant of 提 (the̍h, “to take”).

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khe̍h
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kiêh$^8$ / kioh$^8$ / koih$^8$
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khe̍h
*** Tâi-lô: khe̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qeh
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰeʔ⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kiêh$^8$ / kioh$^8$ / koih$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khie̍h / khio̍h / kho̍ih
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰieʔ⁴/, /kʰioʔ⁴/, /kʰoiʔ⁴/
* kiêh8 - Chaozhou, Chenghai;
* kioh8 - Shantou, Jieyang;
* koih8 - Jieyang.

#### Definitions

挈
* (Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to take; to retrieve; to fetch; to get; to bring; to carry
    From: 1841, William Dean, First Lessons in the Tie-chiw Dialect, “Words and Phrases”
    zao$^2$ ke$^3$ kiêh$^8$ hou$^6$ suan$^3$. [Peng'im]
    Run and get the umbrella.
    From: 1841, William Dean, First Lessons in the Tie-chiw Dialect, “Words and Phrases”
    zi$^2$ muêh$^8$ kiêh$^8$ ke$^3$ lao$^5$ dêng$^2$. [Peng'im]
    Carry this upstairs.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 取 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 拿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 拿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 拿 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 拿 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 拿 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 拿, 搦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 拿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 拿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 拿 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 拿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 拿 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 拿 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 攞, 拎, 搦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 攞, 拎, 搦 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 拎 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 𢬿, 討 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 討 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 捰, 拎, 摣 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 攞, 拎 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 攞 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 搦 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 攞 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 拿 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 拿 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 拿 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 拿 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 拿 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 拿 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 提 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 提 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 撿 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 撿, 拿 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 搦 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 擔 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 荷, 拿 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 拿, 㨮 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 拈, 掏 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 提 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 提, 掗 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 提, 掗 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 提 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 攑 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 提, 挈 GT |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 提 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 提 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 提 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 提 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 提 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 提 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 提 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 提, 捎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 提 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 攑, 提 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 攑, 提 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 提, 掗 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 挈 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 挈 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 挈 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 挈 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 挈, 攑 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 把 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 把 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 把 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 挈 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 拿 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 馱, 撈, 挈 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 朵, 抯, 揹 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 拿 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified) |

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Eastern Min (BUC): kĕk
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kĕk
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɛiʔ⁵/

#### Definitions

挈
* (Eastern Min) to use, by means of, with

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiá (jia$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiá
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiá
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^2$
*** Yale: jyá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jya
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵/

#### Definitions

挈
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) unique

### Etymology 5

* For pronunciation and definitions of 挈 – see 契 (“contract; deed; to agree; to conform with; to tally with; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 契).

### Etymology 6

* For pronunciation and definitions of 挈 – see 𦸉. (This character is a variant form of 𦸉).

### Etymology 7

* For pronunciation and definitions of 挈 – see 觢 (“cattle with both horns pointing straight up”). (This character is a variant form of 觢).

### Etymology 8

* For pronunciation and definitions of 挈 – see 𤲍 (“crowded; congested; packed; to squeeze one's way in; to cram in; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 𤲍).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* carry in hand

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): けつ (ketsu)、けい (kei)
* Kun: ひっさげる (hissageru)

## Korean
### Hanja

挈 • (seol, gye) (hangeul 설, 계, revised seol, gye, McCune–Reischauer sŏl, kye, Yale sel, kyey)
* assist, help
* lead by hand