筀

筀 · guì

bamboo (archaic)

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
guì
Cantonese
gai3
Definition source
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bamboo (archaic)

Dictionary definitions & readings

筀 guì · bamboo (archaic)

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

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
52961.090:guì Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
125.070:guì Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ケイ ケ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
古惠 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HGG Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8810.4 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0882.040 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
374.04 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7B40
Radical
竹 · 118
Strokes
12
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7387

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

12 strokes
筀
Strokes
12
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

12 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
kwejH · 古惠 · 蟹合四去齊見 · #2376

PHONO-ML, source line 13672; 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
1310.150
kHanYu
52961.090
kIRGDaeJaweon
1310.150
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
52961.090
kIRGKangXi
0882.040
kKangXi
0882.040
kMorohashi
25972
kSBGY
374.04
kCangjie
HGG
kFourCornerCode
8810.4
kMojiJoho
MJ019438
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G5-632B
kIRG_HSource
HB2-DAE4
kIRG_JSource
J1-5225
kIRG_KSource
K2-4F75
kIRG_TSource
T2-3E68
kRSUnicode
118.6
kTotalStrokes
12
kBigFive
DAE4
kCCCII
226B56
kCNS1986
2-3E68
kCNS1992
2-3E68
kGB5
6711
kJis1
5005
kTGH
2013:7387
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+22152+118.6.6
kCantonese
gai3
kFanqie
古惠
kHanyuPinyin
52961.090:guì
kJapanese
ケイ ケ
kJapaneseKun
TAKE
kJapaneseOn
KEI KE
kMandarin
guì
kTGHZ2013
125.070:guì

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 筀0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
𥫗 above 圭 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea
Source notation ^⿱𥫗圭$(GHTJK)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱𥫗圭$(GHTJK)

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