嬬

嬬 · rú

mistress, concubine; weak

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
rú
Cantonese
jyu4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

mistress, concubine; weak

Dictionary definitions & readings

嬬 xū · mistress, concubine; weak

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
21086.070:rú,nòu Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
316.190:rú Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ジュ ドウ ヌ ニュ シュ つま よわい Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
人朱 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
VMBB Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4142.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0272.440 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
075.24 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5B2C
Radical
女 · 38
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
14
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7977

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
nyu · 人朱 · 遇合三平虞日 · #256

PHONO-ML, source line 2239; 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
392.301
kDaeJaweon
0541.030
kHanYu
21086.070
kIRGDaeJaweon
0541.030
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21086.070
kIRGKangXi
0272.440
kKangXi
0272.440
kMorohashi
06821
kSBGY
075.24
kCangjie
VMBB
kFourCornerCode
4142.7
kMojiJoho
MJ010011
kPhonetic
1250*
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIICore
ATJ
kIRG_GSource
G3-3D62
kIRG_HSource
HB2-ECD2
kIRG_JSource
J0-445C
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-3E01
kIRG_KSource
K2-2D4D
kIRG_TSource
T2-5C5E
kRSUnicode
38.14
kTotalStrokes
17
kBigFive
ECD2
kCCCII
217D52
kCNS1986
2-5C5E
kCNS1992
2-5C5E
kEACC
217D52
kGB3
2966
kJis0
3660
kTGH
2013:7977
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+3064+38.3.14
kCantonese
jyu4
kDefinition
mistress, concubine; weak
kFanqie
人朱
kHanyuPinyin
21086.070:rú,nòu
kJapanese
ジュ ドウ ヌ ニュ シュ つま よわい
kJapaneseKun
YOWAI SOBAME TSUMA
kJapaneseOn
SHU JU DOU
kMandarin
rú
kTGHZ2013
316.190:rú

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 嬬0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
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Shape description
女 beside 需 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰女需$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰女需$(GHTJKP)

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