筅

筅 · xiǎn

a bamboo brush

Entry ↗

Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xiǎn
Cantonese
sin2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

a bamboo brush

Dictionary definitions & readings

筅 xiǎn · bamboo brush for utensils

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
52966.080:xiǎn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1249.060:xiǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
399.030:xiǎn Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
セン ささら Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
선:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
蘇典 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HHGU Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8821.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0882.180 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
288.18 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7B45
Radical
竹 · 118
Strokes
12
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7391

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

12 strokes
筅
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
senX · 蘇典 · 山開四上先心 · #1602

PHONO-ML, source line 10681; 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
1011.201
kDaeJaweon
1310.260
kHanYu
52966.080
kIRGDaeJaweon
1310.260
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
52966.080
kIRGKangXi
0882.180
kKangXi
0882.180
kMatthews
2704
kMorohashi
25986
kSBGY
288.18
kSMSZD2003Index
500.10
kCangjie
HHGU
kFourCornerCode
8821.1
kMojiJoho
MJ019443
kPhonetic
860 1199
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIICore
CJ
kIRG_GSource
G0-735A
kIRG_HSource
HB2-DAE6
kIRG_JSource
J0-6426
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-6406
kIRG_KSource
K1-6440
kIRG_TSource
T2-3E6A
kRSUnicode
118.6
kTotalStrokes
12
kBigFive
DAE6
kCCCII
226B61
kCNS1986
2-3E6A
kCNS1992
2-3E6A
kEACC
226B61
kGB0
8358
kGB1
8358
kJis0
6806
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
4580
kTGH
2013:7391
kTaiwanTelegraph
4580
kXerox
305:164
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+5975+118.6.6
kCantonese
sin2
kDefinition
a bamboo brush
kFanqie
蘇典
kHangul
선:1N
kHanyuPinyin
52966.080:xiǎn
kJapanese
セン ささら
kJapaneseKun
SASARA
kJapaneseOn
SEN
kKorean
SEN
kMandarin
xiǎn
kTGHZ2013
399.030:xiǎn
kXHC1983
1249.060:xiǎn

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱𥫗先$(GHTJKP)

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