What 揿 means
It names applied hand pressure, usually downward or holding. The hand radical marks a physical hand action, not a click icon. With a bell it is press; with paper or a lid it is hold down.
Its history is a trail of spellings, not one invention. Older dictionaries and Ming vernacular fiction record 搇 and 撳 for press and hold actions in this family. As of 2026, the sources reviewed do not establish a secure first witness for the exact simplified form 揿.
When someone sends 揿, what should you read?
Read the surrounding noun before choosing the translation. A doorbell or button means press; paper, clothes, or a person means hold or push down; a head can imply forced submission. Alone, it is an unfinished verb.
Cantonese readers treat 撳 as normal colloquial writing, while many Mandarin readers find 揿 regional or unfamiliar. Simplified 揿 matches traditional 撳; 搇 and 㩒 are rival spellings. A 2022 discussion defends 搇 as the older press form, but Cantonese dictionaries list 撳, and the Hakka dictionary adds squeezing, restraining, and dialing.
Regional in Mandarin; ordinary in Cantonese, with related Hakka uses, as regional dictionary entries show.
Do not send it alone as a universal press icon; it is a Chinese word, not a pictogram.
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsA Chinese verb: press or push down; context is required.
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1Why do Cantonese messages use 撳, 搇, or 㩒?
It is a spelling dispute. 撳 is the conventional dictionary entry for pressing; 搇 is defended as the older precise form, while 㩒 is closer to “hold.”
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- 撳 · 搇 · 㩒
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- 揿 · press · push · button · doorbell · 按 · 按压 · qin4
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揿\63FFCodes and encoding1 code points
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