掮
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 11
- Residual strokes
- 8
Mandarin
qián
Teochew
Glyph
- Radical
- 扌
- Residual strokes
- 8 strokes
- Strokes
- 11 strokes
- Mandarin
- qián
Definitions by reading
kiêng5
文
Mandarin equivalent qián
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng
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Chaoyang
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Chenghai
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Jieyang
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Raoping
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Shantou
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掮〈动〉 [方]∶把东西放在肩上运走 [carry on the shoulder] 只见外边有人掮了一卷行李。――《老残游记》 又如:掮鹰放鹞(喻指不务正业的纨袴恶少的行经);掮洋钱(比喻垫钱。指旧时妓院中的娘姨、大姐借钱给妓女) 掮qián ⒈用肩扛东西:~行李。~货物。 ⒉[掮客]替买卖双方介绍交易,从中取得佣金的人。
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English meaning
to bear on the shoulders