擘

擘 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 尸十手 (SJQ), four-corner 7050₂, composition ⿱辟手)

• 𮓂

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 459, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12835
• Dae Jaweon: page 808, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1966, character 5
• Unihan data for U+64D8

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *preːɡ) : phonetic 辟 (OC *peɡ, *pʰeɡ, *beɡ) + semantic 手 (“hand”).

擘

1. (literary) thumb
2. (literary, figurative) outstanding person
3. (literary or dialectal) to split; to break; to tear (with one's fingers)

   蚌殼擘開來了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   蚌壳擘开来了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶ban-khoq ⁷paq-khe-le-leq [Wugniu]

   The clam shell was split open.

4. (literary or dialectal) to open; to spread

   擘大個口／擘大个口 [Cantonese]  ―  maak³ daai⁶ go³ hau² [Jyutping]  ―  to open one's mouth wide

   擘大眼 [Cantonese]  ―  maak³ daai⁶ ngaan⁵ [Jyutping]  ―  to open one's eyes wide

   兩腳擘開／两脚擘开 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁶lian-ciaq ⁷phaq-khe [Wugniu]  ―  to spread one's legs

   • 一身能擘兩雕弧，虜騎千重只似無。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     一身能擘两雕弧，虏骑千重只似无。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, Wang Wei (王維), 少年行四首‧其三

     Yīshēn néng bò liǎng diāohú, lǔ jì qiānchóng zhǐ sì wú. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• (thumb):

• (to split): 掰 (bāi)

• “擘”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• On (unclassified): はく (haku)、へき (heki)、びゃく (byaku)
• Kun: さく (saku)

擘 • (byeok) (hangeul 벽, revised byeok, McCune–Reischauer pyŏk, Yale pyek)

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擘: Hán Nôm readings: bài, phách

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