掣

掣	U+63A3, 掣 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63A3

← 探
[U+63A2]

CJK Unified Ideographs

掤 →
[U+63A4]

Translingual

Han character

掣 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹弓手 (HNQ), four-corner 2250₂, composition ⿱制手)

References

KangXi: page 439, character 1

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12277

Dae Jaweon: page 789, character 1

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1889, character 4

Unihan data for U+63A3

Chinese

simp. and trad.		掣

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (制) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
制	*kjeds
淛	*kjeds
製	*kjeds
掣	kʰjeds, kʰjed
痸	*kʰjeds
猘	*kreds

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kʰjeds, *kʰjed) : phonetic 制 (OC *kjeds) + semantic 手 (“hand”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chè (che⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): zai³, cit³
(Taishan, Wiktionary): zai¹, cet²
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chhoah / chhiat
(Teochew, Peng'im): tiag⁴ / tiêg⁴ / zi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chè
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chè
  - Wade–Giles: chʻê⁴
  - Yale: chè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheh
  - Palladius: чэ (čɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zai³, cit³
  - Yale: jai, chit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³, tsit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: zei³, qid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³/, /t͡sʰiːt̚³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: zai¹, cet²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sai³³/, /t͡sʰet̚⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoah / chhiat
  - Tâi-lô: tshuah / tshiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhoaq, chiad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰuaʔ³²/, /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰuaʔ⁵/, /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰuaʔ³²/, /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰuaʔ³²/, /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰuaʔ³²/, /t͡ɕʰiɛt̚³²/

Note:

chhoah - vernacular;
chhiat - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: tiag⁴ / tiêg⁴ / zi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiak / thiek / tsì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiak̚²/, /tʰiek̚²/, /t͡si²¹³/

Note:

tiag4 - Shantou;
tiêg4 - Chaozhou;
zi3 - vernacular (俗).

Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕʰiᴇi^H/, /t͡ɕʰiᴇt̚/

Rime
Character	掣	掣
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)	昌 (24)
Final (韻)	祭 (35)	仙 (81)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	尺制切	昌列切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰiᴇi^H/	/t͡ɕʰiᴇt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰiɛi^H/	/t͡ɕʰiɛt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰjæi^H/	/t͡ɕʰjæt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰiaj^H/	/cʰiat̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰiɛi^H/	/t͡ɕʰiɛt̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰĭɛi^H/	/t͡ɕʰĭɛt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛi^H/	/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chì	che
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cai³	cit³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰjeds/, /*kʰjed/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	掣	掣
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	17380	17383
Phonetic component	制	制
Rime group	祭	月
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	掣	掣
Old Chinese	/*kʰjeds/	/*kʰjed/

Definitions

掣

to drag; to pull
to hinder by pulling back
(Cantonese) button; push button; switch; component for controlling device
電掣／电掣 [Cantonese] ― din⁶ zai³ [Jyutping] ― electrical switch
(Min Nan) to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened

Synonyms

(switch):

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掣 (Cantonese)
開關／开关 (kāiguān)

電掣 (Cantonese)

電門／电门 (diànmén)

Compounds

拉掣
掣光
掣刀 (chèdāo)
掣曳
掣肘 (chèzhǒu)
掣襟露肘
推掣
跳掣
回頭掣腦／回头掣脑
掣後腿／掣后腿

掣籤／掣签 (chèqiān)
掣脫／掣脱
掣襟肘見／掣襟肘见
掣電／掣电
掣驗／掣验
撳掣／揿掣
擰掣／拧掣
星飛電掣／星飞电掣
牽掣／牵掣 (qiānchè)

輪掣／轮掣
轟雷掣電／轰雷掣电
雷轟電掣／雷轰电掣
電掣／电掣 (diànchè)
電掣星馳／电掣星驰
電掣風馳／电掣风驰
風掣雷行／风掣雷行
風馳電掣／风驰电掣 (fēngchídiànchè)
飛雲掣電／飞云掣电

References

“掣”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
“Entry #8374”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Kanji

掣

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): せい (sei); せつ (setsu)

Kun: ひく (hiku, 掣く)

Korean

Hanja

掣 • (che, cheol) (hangeul 체, 철)

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Vietnamese

Han character

掣: Hán Nôm readings: xiết, xế, xía, siết

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