羼

羼 · chàn

confuse, mix, interpolate

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chàn
Cantonese
caan3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

confuse, mix, interpolate

Dictionary definitions & readings

羼 chàn · to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate

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

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
53140.120:chàn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0120.040:chàn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
038.020:chàn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
chàn粵caan3 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
サン セン Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
初限 初鴈 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
STQQ Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7725.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0954.330 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
287.40 405.55 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7FBC
Radical
羊 · 123
Strokes
21
Residual strokes
15
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6462

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

21 strokes
羼
Strokes
21
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

21 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
tsrheanX · 初限 · 山開二上山初 · #1596
Middle Chinese
tsrhaenH · 初鴈 · 山開二去刪初 · #2681

PHONO-ML, source line 10663; 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
1073.202
kDaeJaweon
1399.290
kHanYu
53140.120
kIRGDaeJaweon
1399.290
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53140.120
kIRGKangXi
0954.330
kKangXi
0954.330
kMatthews
172
kMorohashi
28594
kSBGY
287.40 405.55
kSMSZD2003Index
539.13 181.01
kCangjie
STQQ
kFourCornerCode
7725.1
kMojiJoho
MJ020653
kPhonetic
31A 186
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
AGT
kIRG_GSource
G0-6571
kIRG_HSource
HB1-C4F3
kIRG_JSource
J1-5534
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-692F
kIRG_KSource
K2-5427
kIRG_TSource
T1-7A7E
kRSUnicode
123.15
kTotalStrokes
21
kBigFive
C4F3
kCCCII
22754A
kCNS1986
1-7A7E
kCNS1992
1-7A7E
kEACC
22754A
kGB0
6981
kGB1
6981
kJis1
5320
kMainlandTelegraph
5037
kTGH
2013:6462
kTaiwanTelegraph
5037
kXerox
272:115
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+22240+123.6.15
kCantonese
caan3
kDefinition
confuse, mix, interpolate
kFanqie
初限 初鴈
kHanyuPinyin
53140.120:chàn
kJapanese
サン セン
kJapaneseKun
MAJIRIAU
kJapaneseOn
SAN SEN
kMandarin
chàn
kSMSZD2003Readings
chàn粵caan3
kTGHZ2013
038.020:chàn
kXHC1983
0120.040:chàn

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 羼0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿸ Upper-left enclosure

Shape description
尸 wraps around 羴 from the upper left · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿸尸羴$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿸尸羴$(GHTJKP)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.