伭 · xián

dark, somber; deep, profound

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin: xián
Cantonese: jin4
Definition source: Unihan kDefinition

dark, somber; deep, profound

Dictionary definitions & readings

伭 Xián · surname Xian

伭 xián · (literary) cruel; ruthless; (literary) dark red; black

伭 xuán · variant of 玄 xuán; variant of 懸 xuán

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators: 10138.040:xián Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators: 397.190:xián Source property ↗
Japanese · kana: ケン Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs: 胡田 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code: OYVI Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes: 2023.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions: 0096.130 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions: 133.46 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode: U+4F2D
Radical: 人 · 9
Strokes: 7
Residual strokes: 5
Standard list: 通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6603

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Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

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History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese: hen · 胡田 · 山開四平先匣 · #581

PHONO-ML, source line 4723; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties

kDaeJaweon: 0204.170
kHanYu: 10138.040
kIRGDaeJaweon: 0204.170
kIRGHanyuDaZidian: 10138.040
kIRGKangXi: 0096.130
kKangXi: 0096.130
kMatthews: 2881
kMorohashi: 00463
kSBGY: 133.46
kCangjie: OYVI
kFourCornerCode: 2023.2
kMojiJoho: MJ006593
kPhonetic: 1623*
kUnihanCore2020: GHMT
kIRG_GSource: G3-3071
kIRG_HSource: HB2-CA66
kIRG_JSource: JMJ-006593
kIRG_KPSource: KP1-3507
kIRG_TSource: T2-2328
kRSUnicode: 9.5
kTotalStrokes: 7
kBigFive: CA66
kCCCII: 216530
kCNS1986: 2-2328
kCNS1992: 2-2328
kGB3: 1681
kTGH: 2013:6603
kCantonese: jin4
kDefinition: dark, somber; deep, profound
kFanqie: 胡田
kHanyuPinyin: 10138.040:xián
kJapanese: ケン
kJapaneseOn: KEN SEN
kMandarin: xián
kTGHZ2013: 397.190:xián
kSemanticVariant: U+7384<kMatthews

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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3dictionary records using 伭0forms using this shape1attributed sound links

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亻

玄

Shape description
亻 beside 玄 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰亻玄$(GHTP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰亻玄$(GHTP)

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