刲

刲 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 土土中弓 (GGLN), four-corner 4210₀, composition ⿰圭刂)

• 𣓇

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 138, character 41
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1955
• Dae Jaweon: page 315, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 332, character 12
• Unihan data for U+5232

刲

1. (literary) to cut; to slice off

   • 尚讓廚中食木皮，黃巢机上刲人肉。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     尚让厨中食木皮，黄巢机上刲人肉。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 883, 韋莊 (Wei Zhuang),《秦婦吟》(Lament of a Lady of Qin)

     Shàng Ràng chú zhōng shí mùpí, Huáng Cháo jī shàng 刲 rénròu. [Pinyin]

     In Shang Rang's kitchen tree barks were served to eat;
     On Huang Chao's table human flesh was sliced with ease.

   • 璋怒，然鑊于前，令壯士十人刲其肉而食，洪至死大罵。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     璋怒，然镬于前，令壮士十人刲其肉而食，洪至死大骂。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Historical Records of the Five Dynasties, 1053 CE, translated based on Richard L. Davis's version

     Zhāng nù, rán huò yú qián, lìng zhuàngshì shírén 刲 qí ròu ér shí, Hóng zhìsǐ dàmà. [Pinyin]

     In a fury Zhang ordered a cauldron of boiling water placed before him and commanded ten of his stoutest warriors to slice pieces of Hong's flesh to eat, Hong cursing vociferously to his last breath.

   • 伴侣乃齋沐焚香，泣告于天，以所佩小刀於右脅傍刲其皮膚，割脂一片，煎藥以進，父疾遂瘳，其傷亦旋愈。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     伴侣乃斋沐焚香，泣告于天，以所佩小刀于右胁傍刲其皮肤，割脂一片，煎药以进，父疾遂瘳，其伤亦旋愈。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1370, Song Lian, et al., History of Yuan

     Bànlǚ nǎi zhāimù fénxiāng, qì gào yú tiān, yǐ suǒ pèi xiǎodāo yú yòu xié páng 刲 qí pífū, gē zhī yīpiàn, jiānyào yǐ jìn, fù jí suì chōu, qí shāng yì xuán yù. [Pinyin]

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2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) to scratch an inch

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• On (unclassified): けい (kei)、け (ke)
• Kun: さす (sasu, 刲す)、さく (saku, 刲く)、えぐる (eguru, 刲る)、ころす (korosu, 刲す)

刲 • (gyu) (hangeul 규, revised gyu, McCune–Reischauer kyu, Yale kyu)

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