髋

髋 · kuān

hipbone; hip

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
kuān
Cantonese
fun1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

hipbone; hip

Dictionary definitions & readings

髋 kuān · pelvis; pelvic

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0658.030:kuān Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
201.090:kuān Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
BBJTU Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7321 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1450.461 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9ACB
Radical
骨 · 188
Strokes
19
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6395

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

19 strokes
髋
Strokes
19
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

19 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

髖

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74416.170
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74416.170
kIRGKangXi
1450.461
kKangXi
1450.461
kSMSZD2003Index
791.15
kCangjie
BBJTU
kFourCornerCode
7321
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-7745
kRSUnicode
188.10
kTotalStrokes
19
kCCCII
29546D
kEACC
29546D
kGB0
8737
kMainlandTelegraph
7556
kTGH
2013:6395
kCantonese
fun1
kDefinition
hipbone; hip
kMandarin
kuān
kTGHZ2013
201.090:kuān
kXHC1983
0658.030:kuān
kTraditionalVariant
U+9AD6

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
3dictionary records using 髋0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰骨宽$(G)

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