挎

挎 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手大一尸 (QKMS), four-corner 5402₇, composition ⿰扌夸)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 430, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12051
• Dae Jaweon: page 780, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1868, character 4
• Unihan data for U+630E

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰʷaː) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 夸 (OC *kʰʷraː).

挎

1. to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)

挎

1. (obsolete) to hook with fingers

   • 相者二人，皆左何瑟，後首，挎越，內弦，右手相。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     相者二人，皆左何瑟，后首，挎越，内弦，右手相。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Etiquette and Ceremonial, circa 475 – 221 BCE

     Xiàng zhě èr rén, jiē zuǒ hè sè, hòu shǒu, kū yuè, nèi xián, yòushǒu xiàng. [Pinyin]

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2. (obsolete) Alternative form of 刳 (kū, “to cut open; to dig out”)

挎

1. (Sichuanese) Alternative form of 垮 (“to take off”)

挎: Hán Nôm readings: khóa/khoá

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