挟

挟

See also: 挾

挟 U+631F, 挟 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-631F ← 挞 [U+631E] CJK Unified Ideographs 挠 → [U+6320]

Translingual

Japanese	挟
Simplified	挟
Traditional	挾

Etymology

Simplified from 挾 (夾 → 夹)

Han character

挟 (radical 64, 手+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手大廿 (QKT), composition ⿰扌夹)

1. clasp under arm
2. hold to bosom

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 431, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1868, character 9
• Unihan data for U+631F

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 挟 – see 挾 (“clasp under arm; hold to bosom”). (This character, 挟, is the simplified form of 挾.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	挟
Kyūjitai	挾

Kanji

挟

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 挾)

1. pinch
2. between

Readings

• Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)^{←げふ (gefu, historical)}
• Kan-on: きょう (kyō, Jōyō)^{←けふ (kefu, historical)}
• On: しょう (shō)^{←せふ (sefu, historical)}
• Kun: はさむ (hasamu, 挟む, Jōyō); はさまる (hasamaru, 挟まる, Jōyō); わきばさむ (wakibasamu, 挟む); さしはさむ (sashihasamu, 挟む); はざ (haza)