儇

儇 · xuān

clever, nimble

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xuān
Cantonese
hyun1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

clever, nimble

Dictionary definitions & readings

儇 xuān · (literary) ingenious; (literary) frivolous

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
10225.080:xuān,xuán Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1305.050:xuān Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
414.180:xuān Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
xuān粵hyun1 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ケン Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
현:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
許緣 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
OWLV Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2623.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0119.100 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
140.33 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0256z Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5107
Radical
人 · 9
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7792

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

15 strokes
儇
Strokes
15
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

15 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
xjwien · 許緣 · 山合三平仙曉 · #620

PHONO-ML, source line 5007; 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
kCihaiT
128.503
kDaeJaweon
0252.090
kGSR
0256z
kHanYu
10225.080
kIRGDaeJaweon
0252.090
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10225.080
kIRGKangXi
0119.100
kKangXi
0119.100
kMatthews
2876
kMeyerWempe
810a
kMorohashi
01188
kSBGY
140.33
kSMSZD2003Index
41.13
kCangjie
OWLV
kFourCornerCode
2623.2
kMojiJoho
MJ007138
kPhonetic
1419
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-5958
kIRG_HSource
HB2-E4EB
kIRG_JSource
J1-324B
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-36C4
kIRG_KSource
K1-734B
kIRG_TSource
T2-4F53
kRSUnicode
9.13
kTotalStrokes
15
kBigFive
E4EB
kCCCII
216866
kCNS1986
2-4F53
kCNS1992
2-4F53
kEACC
216866
kGB0
5756
kGB1
5756
kJis1
1843
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
0318
kTGH
2013:7792
kTaiwanTelegraph
0318
kXerox
277:156
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+19166+9.2.13
kCantonese
hyun1
kDefinition
clever, nimble
kFanqie
許緣
kHangul
현:1N
kHanyuPinyin
10225.080:xuān,xuán
kJapanese
ケン
kJapaneseKun
KASHIKOI AGIMUKU TOI MATOHU
kJapaneseOn
KEN
kKorean
HYEN
kMandarin
xuān
kSMSZD2003Readings
xuān粵hyun1
kTGHZ2013
414.180:xuān
kXHC1983
1305.050:xuān

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
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Shape description
亻 beside 睘 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰亻睘$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰亻睘$(GHTJKP)

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