穸

穸 · xī

the gloom of the grave; a tomb or grave; death

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xī
Cantonese
zik6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

the gloom of the grave; a tomb or grave; death

Dictionary definitions & readings

穸 xī · tomb

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42720.050:xī Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1232.040:xī Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
391.100:xī Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
xī粵zik6 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
セキ ジャク キュウ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
祥易 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
JCNI Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
3020.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0862.280 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
519.02 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0796e Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7A78
Radical
穴 · 116
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
3
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6727

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

8 strokes
穸
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
zjek · 祥易 · 梗開三入清邪 · #3657

PHONO-ML, source line 19027; 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
997.503
kDaeJaweon
1289.060
kGSR
0796e
kHanYu
42720.050
kIRGDaeJaweon
1289.060
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42720.050
kIRGKangXi
0862.280
kKangXi
0862.280
kMatthews
2487
kMeyerWempe
3348b
kMorohashi
25413
kSBGY
519.02
kSMSZD2003Index
489.16 145.08
kCangjie
JCNI
kFourCornerCode
3020.7
kMojiJoho
MJ019208
kPhonetic
170
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-7136
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CDA5
kIRG_JSource
J14-732C
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-62D8
kIRG_KSource
K2-4F2D
kIRG_TSource
T2-2845
kRSUnicode
116.3
kTotalStrokes
8
kBigFive
CDA5
kCCCII
226969
kCNS1986
2-2845
kCNS1992
2-2845
kEACC
226969
kGB0
8122
kGB1
8122
kJIS0213
2,83,12
kJis1
4948
kMainlandTelegraph
4497
kTGH
2013:6727
kTaiwanTelegraph
4497
kXerox
300:144
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+14928+36.3.5 C+14928+116.5.3
kCantonese
zik6
kDefinition
the gloom of the grave; a tomb or grave; death
kFanqie
祥易
kHanyuPinyin
42720.050:xī
kJapanese
セキ ジャク キュウ
kJapaneseKun
YORU
kJapaneseOn
SEKI JOKU KYUU
kMandarin
xī
kSMSZD2003Readings
xī粵zik6
kTGHZ2013
391.100:xī
kXHC1983
1232.040:xī

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 穸0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
穴 above 夕 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿱穴夕$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱穴夕$(G)

^⿱⿱宀儿夕$(HTJKP)

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