镩

镩 · cuān

pick, poker

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
cuān
Cantonese
cyun1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

pick, poker

Dictionary definitions & readings

镩 cuān · ice spud (aka ice chisel) with a pointy tip; to break a hole in ice (for ice fishing etc) using an ice spud

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0181.130:cuān Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
057.180:cuān Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
CJCL Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8375 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1328.061 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9569
Radical
钅 · 167
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6250

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
镩
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

鑹

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64259.080
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64259.080
kIRGKangXi
1328.061
kKangXi
1328.061
kSMSZD2003Index
738.15
kCangjie
CJCL
kFourCornerCode
8375
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-6F69
kRSUnicode
167'.12
kTotalStrokes
17
kCCCII
29486F
kEACC
29486F
kGB0
7973
kMainlandTelegraph
0381
kTGH
2013:6250
kCantonese
cyun1
kDefinition
pick, poker
kMandarin
cuān
kTGHZ2013
057.180:cuān
kXHC1983
0181.130:cuān
kTraditionalVariant
U+9479

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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3dictionary records using 镩0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
钅 beside 窜 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰钅窜$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰钅窜$(G)

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