炆

炆 · wén

(Cant.) to simmer, cook over a slow fire

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
wén
Cantonese
man1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

(Cant.) to simmer, cook over a slow fire

Dictionary definitions & readings

炆 wén · (Cantonese) to simmer; to cook over a slow fire

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
32193.020:wén Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1206.010:wén Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
385.130:wén Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
wén粵man1 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ブン モン Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
문:1N Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
FYK Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
9084.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0667.010 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7086
Radical
火 · 86
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
4
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6718

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

8 strokes
炆
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.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCheungBauerIndex
435.07
kDaeJaweon
1076.110
kHanYu
32193.020
kIRGDaeJaweon
1076.110
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
32193.020
kIRGKangXi
0667.010
kKangXi
0667.010
kMorohashi
18898
kSMSZD2003Index
393.16
kCangjie
FYK
kCheungBauer
086/04;FYK;man1
kFourCornerCode
9084.1
kMojiJoho
MJ016293
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
BTHKM
kIRG_GSource
G3-4F5B
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CD54
kIRG_JSource
J14-6F5D
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-54D4
kIRG_KSource
K1-6073
kIRG_TSource
T2-2774
kRSUnicode
86.4
kTotalStrokes
8
kBigFive
CD54
kCCCII
225042
kCNS1986
2-2774
kCNS1992
2-2774
kEACC
225042
kGB3
4759
kJIS0213
2,79,61
kJis1
4143
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:6718
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+18013+67.4.4 C+18013+86.4.4
kCantonese
man1
kDefinition
(Cant.) to simmer, cook over a slow fire
kHangul
문:1N
kHanyuPinyin
32193.020:wén
kJapanese
ブン モン
kJapaneseKun
ATATAKA
kJapaneseOn
BUN MON
kKorean
MWUN
kMandarin
wén
kSMSZD2003Readings
wén粵man1
kTGHZ2013
385.130:wén
kXHC1983
1206.010:wén

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 炆0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
火 beside 文 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰火文$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰火文$(GHTJKP)

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