蔹

蔹 · liǎn

wild vine, Vitis pentaphylla

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
liǎn
Cantonese
lim5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

wild vine, Vitis pentaphylla

Dictionary definitions & readings

蔹 liǎn · trailing plant; liana; creeper; wild vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Vitis pentaphylla)

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0704.090:liǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
220.020:liǎn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TOMK Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4414 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1056.121 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8539
Radical
艸 · 140
Strokes
14
Residual strokes
11
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7644

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

14 strokes
蔹
Strokes
14
Convention
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14 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

蘞

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
53281.100
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53281.100
kIRGKangXi
1056.121
kKangXi
1056.121
kSMSZD2003Index
598.07
kCangjie
TOMK
kFourCornerCode
4414
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-5D7C
kRSUnicode
140.11
kTotalStrokes
14
kCCCII
29282A
kEACC
29282A
kGB0
6192
kMainlandTelegraph
5692
kTGH
2013:7644
kCantonese
lim5
kDefinition
wild vine, Vitis pentaphylla
kMandarin
liǎn
kTGHZ2013
220.020:liǎn
kXHC1983
0704.090:liǎn
kTraditionalVariant
U+861E

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Structure & connections

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

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱艹敛$(G)

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