缬

缬 · xié

patterned silk; tie knot

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xié
Cantonese
kit3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

patterned silk; tie knot

Dictionary definitions & readings

缬 xié · knot; tie a knot

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1274.090:xié Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
405.140:xié Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
VMGRO Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2118 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0944.251 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7F2C
Radical
纟 · 120
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6021

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Stroke order

15 strokes
缬
Strokes
15
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

15 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

纈

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
53451.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53451.010
kIRGKangXi
0944.251
kKangXi
0944.251
kSMSZD2003Index
531.08
kCangjie
VMGRO
kFourCornerCode
2118
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-6753
kRSUnicode
120'.12
kTotalStrokes
15
kCCCII
287360
kEACC
287360
kGB0
7151
kMainlandTelegraph
4956
kTGH
2013:6021
kCantonese
kit3
kDefinition
patterned silk; tie knot
kMandarin
xié
kTGHZ2013
405.140:xié
kXHC1983
1274.090:xié
kTraditionalVariant
U+7E88

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Structure & connections

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Shape description
纟 beside 颉 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰纟颉$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰纟颉$(G)

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