蒉

蒉 · kuì

edible amaranth; straw basket

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
kuì
Cantonese
gwai6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

edible amaranth; straw basket

Dictionary definitions & readings

蒉 Kuì · surname Kui

蒉 kuì · Amaranthus mangostanus

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0663.130:kuì Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
203.190:kuì Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TLMO Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4480 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1047.671 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8489
Radical
艸 · 140
Strokes
12
Residual strokes
9
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7310

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

12 strokes
蒉
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

蕢

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
53249.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53249.010
kIRGKangXi
1047.671
kKangXi
1047.671
kSMSZD2003Index
592.08
kCangjie
TLMO
kFourCornerCode
4480
kPhonetic
716*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-5D5E
kRSUnicode
140.9
kTotalStrokes
12
kCCCII
292564
kEACC
292564
kGB0
6162
kMainlandTelegraph
5614
kTGH
2013:7310
kCantonese
gwai6
kDefinition
edible amaranth; straw basket
kMandarin
kuì
kTGHZ2013
203.190:kuì
kXHC1983
0663.130:kuì
kTraditionalVariant
U+8562

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

Shape description
艹 above 贵 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿱艹贵$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱艹贵$(G)

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