镞

镞 · zú

arrowhead, barb; swift, quick

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zú
Cantonese
zuk6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

arrowhead, barb; swift, quick

Dictionary definitions & readings

镞 zú · arrowhead; sharp

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1544.070:zú Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
494.130:zú Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XCYSK Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8878 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1328.061 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+955E
Radical
钅 · 167
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
11
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6118

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
镞
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 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

鏃

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64251.060
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64251.060
kIRGKangXi
1328.061
kKangXi
1328.061
kCangjie
XCYSK
kFourCornerCode
8878
kPhonetic
306*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-6F5F
kRSUnicode
167'.11
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
275E2E
kEACC
275E2E
kGB0
7963
kMainlandTelegraph
6968
kTGH
2013:6118
kCantonese
zuk6
kDefinition
arrowhead, barb; swift, quick
kMandarin
zú
kTGHZ2013
494.130:zú
kXHC1983
1544.070:zú
kTraditionalVariant
U+93C3

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰钅族$(G)

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