枘

枘 · ruì

the handle of tools

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
ruì
Cantonese
jeoi6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

the handle of tools

Dictionary definitions & readings

枘 ruì · tenon; tool handle; wedge

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
21170.020:ruì,nèn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0977.100:ruì Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
318.010:ruì Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
ruì粵jeoi6 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ゼイ ネ ナン ドン ほぞ Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
예:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
而銳 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
DOB Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4492.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0516.060 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
375.32 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0695n Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6798
Radical
木 · 75
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
4
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6665

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

8 strokes
枘
Strokes
8
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

8 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.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
nywejH · 而銳 · 蟹合三去祭日 · #2386

PHONO-ML, source line 13738; 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
kDaeJaweon
0904.010
kGSR
0695n
kHanYu
21170.020
kIRGDaeJaweon
0904.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21170.020
kIRGKangXi
0516.060
kKangXi
0516.060
kMatthews
3167
kMorohashi
14552
kNelson
2199
kSBGY
375.32
kSMSZD2003Index
307.04
kCangjie
DOB
kFourCornerCode
4492.7
kMojiJoho
MJ013701
kPhonetic
986
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
BGT
kIRG_GSource
G0-6844
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CCD9
kIRG_JSource
J13-7556
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-4AD9
kIRG_KSource
K1-6772
kIRG_TSource
T2-273A
kIRG_VSource
V3-3254
kRSUnicode
75.4
kTotalStrokes
8
kBigFive
CCD9
kCCCII
223B31
kCNS1986
2-273A
kCNS1992
2-273A
kEACC
4C3B31
kGB0
7236
kGB1
7236
kJIS0213
1,85,54
kJis1
3514
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
2660
kTGH
2013:6665
kTaiwanTelegraph
2660
kXerox
277:345
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+16898+75.4.4
kCantonese
jeoi6
kDefinition
the handle of tools
kFanqie
而銳
kHangul
예:1N
kHanyuPinyin
21170.020:ruì,nèn
kJapanese
ゼイ ネ ナン ドン ほぞ
kJapaneseKun
SEN HOZO
kJapaneseOn
ZEI NEI DON NON
kKorean
YEY
kMandarin
ruì
kSMSZD2003Readings
ruì粵jeoi6
kTGHZ2013
318.010:ruì
kXHC1983
0977.100:ruì

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
5dictionary records using 枘0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
木 beside 内 · the shape used in China, Vietnam
Source notation ^⿰木内$(GV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰木内$(GV)

^⿰木內$(HTJKP)

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