Chinese character 敧

It can mean picking something up with chopsticks, leaning, or slanting. Chinese dictionaries record the utensil sense alongside senses of leaning, slanting, and unevenness.

The compound supplies a clue: 敧枕 is a literary expression for leaning on a pillow; 敧斜 points to slanting or unevenness. The Chinese dictionary compilations Jiyun and Longkan Shoujian preserve these senses. Mandarin and Cantonese dictionaries assign different readings across them, so no single pronunciation covers every sense.