髌

髌 · bìn

kneecap

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
bìn
Cantonese
ban3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

kneecap

Dictionary definitions & readings

髌 bìn · kneecapping; to cut or smash the kneecaps as corporal punishment

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0075.130:bìn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
024.170:bìn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
BBJOC Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7328 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1450.321 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9ACC
Radical
骨 · 188
Strokes
19
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6396

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Stroke order

19 strokes
髌
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

髕

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74416.190
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74416.190
kIRGKangXi
1450.321
kKangXi
1450.321
kSMSZD2003Index
791.16
kCangjie
BBJOC
kFourCornerCode
7328
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-7746
kRSUnicode
188.10
kTotalStrokes
19
kCCCII
29546C
kEACC
4B537D
kGB0
8738
kTGH
2013:6396
kCantonese
ban3
kDefinition
kneecap
kMandarin
bìn
kTGHZ2013
024.170:bìn
kXHC1983
0075.130:bìn
kTraditionalVariant
U+9AD5

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 髌0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
骨 beside 宾 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰骨宾$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰骨宾$(G)

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