狃

狃 · niǔ

to covet; to be accustomed

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
niǔ
Cantonese
nau2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

to covet; to be accustomed

Dictionary definitions & readings

狃 niǔ · accustomed to

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
21337.060:niǔ,nǜ Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0838.050:niǔ Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
269.080:niǔ Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
niǔ粵nau2 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ジュウ ジク ニュ ニク ならう なれる Source property ↗
Vietnamese · Quốc ngữ
nữu Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
女久 女救 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
KHNG Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4721.5 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0707.230 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
321.30 436.43 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1076f Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+72C3
Radical
犬 · 94
Strokes
7
Residual strokes
4
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6608

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

7 strokes
狃
Strokes
7
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

7 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
nrjuwX · 女久 · 流開三上尤娘 · #1929
Middle Chinese
nrjuwH · 女救 · 流開三去尤娘 · #3052

PHONO-ML, source line 12012; 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
kCihaiT
874.201
kDaeJaweon
1120.050
kGSR
1076f
kHanYu
21337.060
kIRGDaeJaweon
1120.050
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21337.060
kIRGKangXi
0707.230
kKangXi
0707.230
kMatthews
4741
kMeyerWempe
1974b
kMorohashi
20289
kSBGY
321.30 436.43
kSMSZD2003Index
415.06
kCangjie
KHNG
kFourCornerCode
4721.5
kMojiJoho
MJ016910
kPhonetic
90 944
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-6170
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CB63
kIRG_JSource
J0-603D
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-5791
kIRG_KSource
K2-464B
kIRG_TSource
T2-2463
kIRG_VSource
V1-5E65
kRSUnicode
94.4
kTotalStrokes
7
kBigFive
CB63
kCCCII
225658
kCNS1986
2-2463
kCNS1992
2-2463
kEACC
225658
kGB0
6580
kGB1
6580
kJis0
6429
kMainlandTelegraph
3694
kTGH
2013:6608
kTaiwanTelegraph
3694
kXerox
274:366
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+5622+94.3.4
kCantonese
nau2
kDefinition
to covet; to be accustomed
kFanqie
女久 女救
kHanyuPinyin
21337.060:niǔ,nǜ
kJapanese
ジュウ ジク ニュ ニク ならう なれる
kJapaneseKun
NARERU NARAU
kJapaneseOn
JUU
kMandarin
niǔ
kSMSZD2003Readings
niǔ粵nau2
kTGHZ2013
269.080:niǔ
kVietnamese
nữu
kXHC1983
0838.050:niǔ

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 狃0forms using this shape2attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
犭 beside 丑 · the same shape in all seven regional standards (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam)
Source notation ^⿰犭丑$(GHTJKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰犭丑$(GHTJKPV)

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