藓

藓 · xiǎn

moss, lichen

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xiǎn
Cantonese
sin2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

moss, lichen

Dictionary definitions & readings

藓 xiǎn · moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1249.100:xiǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
399.080:xiǎn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TNMQ Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4415 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1064.421 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+85D3
Radical
艸 · 140
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
14
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6210

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
藓
Strokes
17
Convention
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17 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

蘚

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
53314.140
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53314.140
kIRGKangXi
1064.421
kKangXi
1064.421
kSMSZD2003Index
603.12
kCangjie
TNMQ
kFourCornerCode
4415
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-5E3A
kRSUnicode
140.14
kTotalStrokes
17
kCCCII
275640
kEACC
275640
kGB0
6226
kMainlandTelegraph
5691
kTGH
2013:6210
kCantonese
sin2
kDefinition
moss, lichen
kMandarin
xiǎn
kTGHZ2013
399.080:xiǎn
kXHC1983
1249.100:xiǎn
kTraditionalVariant
U+861A

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
6dictionary records using 藓0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱艹鲜$(G)

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