厣

厣 · yǎn

shell

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
yǎn
Cantonese
jim2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

shell

Dictionary definitions & readings

厣 yǎn · operculum (Latin: little lid); a covering flap (in various branches of anatomy)

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1329.040:yǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
423.100:yǎn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
MIKL Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7125 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0162.191 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+53A3
Radical
厂 · 27
Strokes
11
Residual strokes
9
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7144

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

11 strokes
厣
Strokes
11
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

11 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

厴

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
10075.100
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10075.100
kIRGKangXi
0162.191
kKangXi
0162.191
kSMSZD2003Index
80.04
kCangjie
MIKL
kFourCornerCode
7125
kPhonetic
1565A*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-5849
kRSUnicode
27.9
kTotalStrokes
11
kCCCII
276E2A
kEACC
276E2A
kGB0
5641
kTGH
2013:7144
kCantonese
jim2
kDefinition
shell
kMandarin
yǎn
kTGHZ2013
423.100:yǎn
kXHC1983
1329.040:yǎn
kTraditionalVariant
U+53B4

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 厣0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿸ Upper-left enclosure

Shape description
厌 wraps around 甲 from the upper left · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿸厌甲$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿸厌甲$(G)

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