攝
See also: 摄, 摂, and 撮
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Translingual
| Traditional | 攝 |
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| Shinjitai | 摂 |
| Simplified | 摄 |
Han character
攝 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+18, 21 strokes, cangjie input 手尸十十 (QSJJ), four-corner 51041, composition ⿰扌聶)
- take in, absorb
- act as deputy
- administer, assist
References
- KangXi: page 463, character 33
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13010
- Dae Jaweon: page 812, character 35
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1986, character 8
- Unihan data for U+651D
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (聶) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 攝 | *neːb, *ʔnjeb |
| 聶 | *neb |
| 鑷 | *neb |
| 躡 | *neb |
| 襵 | *nteb, *ʔnjeb |
| 懾 | *ʔnjeb |
| 囁 | *ʔnjeb, *njeb |
| 欇 | *ʔnjeb, *n̥ʰjeb, *ɦnjeb, *hnjeb |
| 灄 | *hnjeb |
| 顳 | *njeb |
| 讘 | *njeb |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *neːb, *ʔnjeb) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 聶／聂 (OC *neb).
Etymology 1
| trad. | 攝 | |
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| simp. | 摄 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
攝
- to take in; to absorb; to extract
- to take a photograph
- (literary) to hold; to grasp; to drag
- (literary) to manage; to command; to administer
- (literary) to act as an agent; to be a representative; to act as a proxy
- 攝政／摄政 ― shèzhèng ― to act as regent
- (literary) to arrest; to apprehend
- (literary) to draw; to attract
- 攝石／摄石 [Cantonese] ― sip3 sek6 [Jyutping] ― magnet (literally, “stone that attracts”)
- (literary) to assist
- (literary) to be squeezed in between
- 千乘之國，攝乎大國之間，加之以師旅，因之以饑饉。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Qiānshèng zhī guó, shè hū dàguó zhījiān, jiā zhī yǐ shīlǚ, yīn zhī yǐ jījǐn. [Pinyin]
- Suppose the case of a state of ten thousand chariots; let it be straitened between other large states; let it be suffering from invading armies; and to this let there be added a famine in corn and in all vegetables.
千乘之国，摄乎大国之间，加之以师旅，因之以饥馑。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) to maintain one's health; to keep fit
- (Chinese phonetics) rhyme group; rhyme class (one of 16 sets of 韻 in Middle Chinese)
Synonyms
- (to take in):
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Synonyms of 攝
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Compounds
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Etymology 2
| trad. | 攝 | |
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| simp. | 摄 | |
Pronunciation
Definitions
攝
- † Only used in 攝然／摄然.
Etymology 3
| trad. | 攝 | |
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| simp. | 摄 | |
| alternative forms | 𤗈 𠓼 | |
Compare Wuming Zhuang saeb (“to insert into a gap”), Hlai nyiep (/ȵiːp⁷/, “to insert into a gap”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
攝 (Cantonese)
- to squeeze into; to wedge in
- 攝衫／摄衫 [Cantonese] ― sip3 saam1 [Jyutping] ― to tuck in clothing
- 攝封信入門罅度 [Cantonese, trad.]
- sip3 fung1 seon3 jap6 mun4 laa3 dou6 [Jyutping]
- to squeeze the letter into the gap between the door and its frame
摄封信入门罅度 [Cantonese, simp.]
- to raise something by putting another thing underneath
References
- “攝”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Shinjitai | 摂 |
Kyūjitai | 攝 |
Kanji
攝
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 摂)
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Readings
- Go-on: しょう (shō)←せふ (sefu, historical)
- Kan-on: しょう (shō)←せふ (sefu, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: せつ (setsu)
- Kun: おさめる (osameru, 攝める); かねる (kaneru, 攝る); とる (toru, 攝る)
Korean
Hanja
攝 • (seop, yeop) (hangeul 섭, 엽, revised seop, yeop, McCune–Reischauer sŏp, yŏp, Yale sep, yep)
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Vietnamese
Han character
攝: Hán Nôm readings: nhép, nếp, nhiếp, xếp, nhẹp, nhíp, triếp
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