掭

掭 · tiàn

to manipulate; a pricker for a lamp-wick

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
tiàn
Cantonese
tim5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

to manipulate; a pricker for a lamp-wick

Dictionary definitions & readings

掭 tiàn · to smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink)

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
31890.110:tiàn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1138.150:tiàn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
365.200:tiàn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
tiàn粵tim5,tim3 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
テン Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
QHKP Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5203.3 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0440.181 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+63AD
Radical
手 · 64
Strokes
11
Residual strokes
8
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7106

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

11 strokes
掭
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

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
31890.110
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
31890.110
kIRGKangXi
0440.181
kKangXi
0440.181
kMatthews
6369
kMorohashi
12307
kSMSZD2003Index
258.03
kCangjie
QHKP
kFourCornerCode
5203.3
kMojiJoho
MJ012503
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-5E5D
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D56D
kIRG_JSource
J1-4031
kIRG_KSource
K2-3564
kIRG_TSource
T2-3551
kRSUnicode
64.8
kTotalStrokes
11
kBigFive
D56D
kCCCII
22323D
kCNS1986
2-3551
kCNS1992
2-3551
kEACC
22323D
kGB0
6261
kGB1
6261
kJis1
3217
kTGH
2013:7106
kXerox
301:302
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+21643+64.3.8
kCantonese
tim5
kDefinition
to manipulate; a pricker for a lamp-wick
kHanyuPinyin
31890.110:tiàn
kJapanese
テン
kJapaneseOn
TEN
kMandarin
tiàn
kSMSZD2003Readings
tiàn粵tim5,tim3
kTGHZ2013
365.200:tiàn
kXHC1983
1138.150:tiàn

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰扌忝$(GHTJK)

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