擱	47A20   10A.00-5	部居	畫數  17	ㄍㄜ [ge1] .
V	(1)  To place, lay, keep, preserve: 擱在桌子上 put on the table; 擱在冰箱裡 keep (s.t.) in the refrigerator; 這屋子太小，擱不下這麼多東西 the room is too small for so many things; 擱好 place in a safe place; 大熱天魚和肉都擱不住的 fish and meat won't keep on very hot days; 把這些文件給我擱起來 please file these papers for me. (2)  To postpone, shelve, delay, put aside: 事還沒辦完，怎麼能擱得下呢 how can you put it aside, as it isn't finished yet? 擱置 [ge1zhi4], 擱淺 [ge1qian3], 擱筆 [ge1bi3]↓; 擱 to delay; 延擱 postpone.
Words	1.擱筆 [ge1bi3], v.i., (of writers) stop writing either temporarily or for good (lit., “put down the pen”).  2.擱淺 [ge1qian3], v.i., (of ships) run aground, (fig.) held up by some obstacle.  3.擱置 [ge1zhi4], v.t., to put in place, put off.