Translingual

Han character

噉 (radical 30 口+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 口一十大 (RMJK), four-corner 6804₀, composition ⿰口敢)

1. bite, chew
2. eat

References

• KangXi: page 208, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4299
• Dae Jaweon: page 431, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 679, character 10
• Unihan data for U+5649

Chinese

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Particle

噉

1. (Cantonese) attached to form adverbs

   佢慢慢噉行。 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  Keoi⁵ maan⁶ maan^6-2gam² haang⁴. [Jyutping]  ―  He walks slowly.

See also

• 地 (dì)

Pronoun

噉

1. (Cantonese) this

   噉唔得㗎！ [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  Gam² m⁴ dak¹ gaa³! [Jyutping]  ―  This will not work!

Adjective

噉

1. (Cantonese) this; like this

   佢係一個噉嘅人。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]

   佢系一个噉嘅人。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]

   Keoi⁵ hai⁶ jat¹ go³gam² ge³ jan⁴. [Jyutping]

   He is this kind of person.

Adverb

噉

1. (Cantonese) in such a way

   當飯噉食 / 当饭噉食 [Cantonese]  ―  dong³ faan⁶gam² sik⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  eat [something] as if it was a meal

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. bite
2. chew

Readings

• On: たん (tan), だん (dan)
• Kun: くらう (kurau), くらわす (kurawasu)

Korean

Hanja

噉 • ‎(dam) (hangeul 담, revised dam, McCune-Reischauer tam)

1. to eat
2. to feed

Vietnamese

Han character

噉 (đạm, dám, hám, ngoảm)

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References

• Nom Foundation