忺

忺 · xiān

happy

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xiān
Cantonese
him1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

happy

Dictionary definitions & readings

忺 xiān · (literary) to want; to desire; (literary) pleased; gratified; happy

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42277.180:xiān Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1246.010:xiān Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
397.070:xiān Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
xiān粵him1 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ケン コン Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
PNO Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
9708.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0378.300 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5FFA
Radical
心 · 61
Strokes
7
Residual strokes
4
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6622

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
525.405
kDaeJaweon
0706.290
kHanYu
42277.180
kIRGDaeJaweon
0706.290
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42277.180
kIRGKangXi
0378.300
kKangXi
0378.300
kKarlgren
378
kMorohashi
10400
kSMSZD2003Index
219.01
kCangjie
PNO
kFourCornerCode
9708.2
kMojiJoho
MJ011433
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G3-5142
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CAE0
kIRG_JSource
J1-3D4F
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-428A
kIRG_KSource
K2-316D
kIRG_TSource
T2-2422
kRSUnicode
61.4
kTotalStrokes
7
kBigFive
CAE0
kCCCII
222A7C
kCNS1986
2-2422
kCNS1992
2-2422
kGB3
4934
kJis1
2947
kTGH
2013:6622
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+21539+61.3.4 C+21539+76.4.3
kCantonese
him1
kDefinition
happy
kHanyuPinyin
42277.180:xiān
kJapanese
ケン コン
kJapaneseKun
NOZOMU
kJapaneseOn
KEN KON
kMandarin
xiān
kSMSZD2003Readings
xiān粵him1
kTGHZ2013
397.070:xiān
kXHC1983
1246.010:xiān

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 忺0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
忄 beside 欠 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰忄欠$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰忄欠$(GHTJKP)

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