懔

懔 · lǐn

be afraid of, to be in awe of

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
lǐn
Cantonese
lam5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

be afraid of, to be in awe of

Dictionary definitions & readings

懔 lǐn · fear

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42362.090:lǐn,lǎn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0718.030:lǐn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
225.170:lǐn Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
リン おそれる Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
PYWF Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
9009 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0406.141 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+61D4
Radical
心 · 61
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7911

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
懔
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 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

懍

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kFennIndex
310.05
kHanYu
42362.090
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42362.090
kIRGKangXi
0406.141
kKangXi
0406.141
kSMSZD2003Index
233.07
kCangjie
PYWF
kFourCornerCode
9009
kMojiJoho
MJ011990
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-6341
kIRG_JSource
JMJ-011990
kRSUnicode
61.13
kTotalStrokes
16
kGB0
6733
kGB1
6733
kMainlandTelegraph
2023
kTGH
2013:7911
kCantonese
lam5
kDefinition
be afraid of, to be in awe of
kHanyuPinyin
42362.090:lǐn,lǎn
kJapanese
リン おそれる
kJapaneseKun
OSORERU
kJapaneseOn
RIN RAN
kMandarin
lǐn
kTGHZ2013
225.170:lǐn
kXHC1983
0718.030:lǐn
kSemanticVariant
U+51DB<kFenn
kTraditionalVariant
U+61CD

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Structure & connections

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⿰ Left / right

Shape description
忄 beside 禀 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰忄禀$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰忄禀$(G)

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