搵 [揾] wèn
verb
: (literary) to wipe away/off (tears)
: to press with one’s fingers; press down with knuckle
: to soak; to immerse
: (Cant.) to search, look for
Kun Reading
none applicable
抑える OR 押える | おさえる osaeru
ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb
: to seize; to grasp; to arrest
: to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress
: to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand
On Reading
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揾钱 wen4qian2: (Cant.) to make money
揾食 wen4shi2: (Cant.) to earn one’s living; Mandarin equivalent: 谋生 mou2sheng1
形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand radical 64) suggests the meaning while
昷 (wen1: to feed the prisoner) provides the sound.
Specialized Semantic:
按 an4: press down with hand
[kun: んじる anjiru OR あんずる anzuru, おさえる osaeru, しらべる shiraberu. on: アン an]
簡體 Simplified.
揾
Mandarin equivalent:
找 zhao3: to try to find; to look for; to call on somebody; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
Examples:
none applicable
