覓

Derived characters

• 𠼽 漞 㯒 𥊋 𥛟 䌐 𧐎 𧱻 𧽨 䮭 𪒐 𦸡

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1134, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34815
• Dae Jaweon: page 1600, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3665, character 15
• Unihan data for U+8993

Pronunciation

Definitions

覓

1. to search for; to seek; to hunt out for; to look into; to look out for; to investigate; to explore; to inquire into; to research

Usage notes

• The Hokkien term is usually used for searching or making inquiries about what is not known, meanwhile Hokkien 揣 (chhē / chhōe / chhēr / chhěr, “to look for; to seek”) is used to look for something known that is lost, as per Douglas (1873).

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References

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

Pronunciation

Definitions

覓

1. (Hokkien) to inspect; to probe; to see; to examine face-to-face; to visit and inquire about
2. (Hokkien) give something a go; give something a try (used after a verb)

   食覓／食觅 [Philippine Hokkien]  ―  chia̍h bāi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to give it a taste

   試覓／试觅 [Philippine Hokkien]  ―  chhì bāi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to give it a try

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Definitions

覓

1. (Hainanese, Leizhou Min) to look for; to seek

Pronunciation

Definitions

覓

1. (Teochew) Alternative form of 揣 (“to look for; to seek”)

References

• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “bā”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 8; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 8

Readings

• On (unclassified): べき (beki)
• Kun: もとめる (motomeru, 覓める)