謇

謇 · jiǎn

stutter; speak out boldly

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
jiǎn
Cantonese
gin2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

stutter; speak out boldly

Dictionary definitions & readings

謇 jiǎn · to speak out boldly

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
64009.080:jiǎn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0550.010:jiǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
165.030:jiǎn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
jiǎn粵gin2 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ケン コン どもる Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
건:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
九輦 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
JTCR Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
3060.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1174.230 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
291.43 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0143e Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8B07
Radical
言 · 149
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6299

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
謇
Strokes
17
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

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

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
kjenX · 九輦 · 山開三上仙見 · #1628

PHONO-ML, source line 10837; 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
1252.301
kDaeJaweon
1639.080
kGSR
0143e
kHanYu
64009.080
kIRGDaeJaweon
1639.080
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64009.080
kIRGKangXi
1174.230
kKangXi
1174.230
kMatthews
842
kMorohashi
35791
kSBGY
291.43
kSMSZD2003Index
653.14 172.13
kCangjie
JTCR
kFourCornerCode
3060.1
kMojiJoho
MJ024658
kPhonetic
501
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-6540
kIRG_HSource
HB2-EEAA
kIRG_JSource
J0-6B69
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-76F9
kIRG_KSource
K1-5826
kIRG_TSource
T2-5F56
kRSUnicode
149.10
kTotalStrokes
17
kBigFive
EEAA
kCCCII
233364
kCNS1986
2-5F56
kCNS1992
2-5F56
kEACC
233364
kGB0
6932
kGB1
6932
kJis0
7573
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
6190
kTGH
2013:6299
kTaiwanTelegraph
6190
kXerox
271:357
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6700+40.3.14 C+6700+149.7.10
kCantonese
gin2
kDefinition
stutter; speak out boldly
kFanqie
九輦
kHangul
건:1N
kHanyuPinyin
64009.080:jiǎn
kJapanese
ケン コン どもる
kJapaneseKun
DOMORU
kJapaneseOn
KEN
kKorean
KEN
kMandarin
jiǎn
kSMSZD2003Readings
jiǎn粵gin2
kTGHZ2013
165.030:jiǎn
kXHC1983
0550.010:jiǎn

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 謇0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
𡨄 above 言 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿱𡨄言$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱𡨄言$(GHTJKP)

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