臜

臜 · zā

dirty; filthy

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zā
Cantonese
zim1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

dirty; filthy

Dictionary definitions & readings

臜 zā · used in 腌臢 ā zā; Taiwan pr. zāng

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1435.050:zā Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
456.050:zā Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
BHUO Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7428.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0998.141 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+81DC
Radical
肉 · 130
Strokes
20
Residual strokes
16
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6441

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

20 strokes
臜
Strokes
20
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

20 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

臢

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
32124.080
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
32124.080
kIRGKangXi
0998.141
kKangXi
0998.141
kSMSZD2003Index
563.02
kCangjie
BHUO
kFourCornerCode
7428.2
kPhonetic
28*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G7-2127
kRSUnicode
130.16
kTotalStrokes
20
kCCCII
287A57
kTGH
2013:6441
kCantonese
zim1
kDefinition
dirty; filthy
kMandarin
zā
kTGHZ2013
456.050:zā
kXHC1983
1435.050:zā
kTraditionalVariant
U+81E2

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 臜0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰月赞$(G)

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