弄

Derived characters

 * 㑝 㛞 㟖 㢅 㳥 哢 挵 梇 𤯨 硦 𠸙 𧋼 𨁦 𥨋 𩩖 𠑋 𡫶 𢌊 𤯩 𤲌 𤿰 𧚠 𥧪 𦡠 𩀳 𪔠 𢌌 筭 𡋱 𡱯 𡷟 𢃈 𢙱 𢚸 𤞬 𨓡 𪫵 𫠯

Glyph origin
– play with a jade artefact using one's hands.

Etymology 1
Compared with 🇨🇬 < 🇨🇬 < Pre-Angkorian Khmer loṅ. The Khmer initial consonant does not agree with Old Chinese; perhaps the Khmer word is a post-Han loan.

Definitions

 * 1) to play with; to play around with; to fiddle with; to fondle
 * 2) to enjoy; to play
 * 3) trick; magic
 * 4) to make fun of; to tease; to bully
 * 5) to show off; to make a show of
 * 6)  to amuse (a child)
 * 7)  to play (a musical instrument); to perform
 * 8)  ditty
 * 9) to do; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with
 * 10) to make ... do/become ...; to cause ... to do ...
 * 11)  to cause someone to become pregnant
 * 12)  to shake off; to shake out
 * 13) to marry
 * 14) to investigate; to look into
 * 15) to get; to obtain; to fetch
 * 16) to decorate; to dress up; to put on make-up
 * 1) to get; to obtain; to fetch
 * 2) to decorate; to dress up; to put on make-up
 * 1) to decorate; to dress up; to put on make-up

Etymology 2
Possibly from an ancient regional variant of.

Definitions

 * 1)  lane in palace
 * 2)  alleyway; lane; apartment complex (especially in Shanghai)

Etymology 3
Probably from.

Definitions

 * 1)  to play; to have fun

Kanji

 * 1) tamper with