𠞩

𠞩 U+207A9, 𠞩 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-207A9 ← 𠞨 [U+207A8] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𠞪 → [U+207AA]

Translingual

Han character

𠞩 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+11, 13 strokes, composition ⿰率刂)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 143, character 25
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 354, character 9
• Unihan data for U+207A9

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 𠞩 – see 㓼 (“incised wound; cuts”). (This character is a variant form of 㓼).

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		𠞩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuài, shuà (shuai⁴, shua⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄞˋ, ㄕㄨㄚˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuài
    • Wade–Giles: shuai⁴
    • Yale: shwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuay
    • Palladius: шуай (šuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuà
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuà
    • Wade–Giles: shua⁴
    • Yale: shwà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuah
    • Palladius: шуа (šua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ä⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: srwit

Rime
Character	𠞩
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	術 (52)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	所律切
Baxter	srwit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃiuɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃʷit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃjuet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂwit̚/
Li Rong	/ʃiuĕt̚/
Wang Li	/ʃĭuĕt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʂi̯uĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shuai
Expected Cantonese Reflex	seot1

Definitions

𠞩

1. ^† to sever

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		𠞩
alternative forms		摧

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chûi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Tainan, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chûi
    • Tâi-lô: tsuî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sui¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sui²⁴/

Definitions

𠞩 (Hokkien)

1. to cut; to chop (with a knife, usually something cylindrical)

   𠞩甘蔗 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  chûi kam-chià [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to chop sugar cane

2. (Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) to make a decision
3. (Taiwan, figurative) to slash (prices)

   𠞩價數／𠞩价数 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  chûi kè-siàu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to haggle

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), C00636
• “Query for 𠞩”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.