鬏

鬏 · jiū

a coiffure on top of the head

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
jiū
Cantonese
zau1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

a coiffure on top of the head

Dictionary definitions & readings

鬏 jiū · bun (of hair)

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
74530.180:jiū Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0604.210:jiū Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
182.050:jiū Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
jiū粵zau1 Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
即由 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
SHHDF Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7298 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1455.421 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9B0F
Radical
髟 · 190
Strokes
19
Residual strokes
9
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6366

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

19 strokes
鬏
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

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tsjuw · 即由 · 流開三平尤精 · #992

PHONO-ML, source line 7851; 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
kHanYu
74530.180
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74530.180
kIRGKangXi
1455.421
kKangXi
1455.421
kSMSZD2003Index
794.02
kCangjie
SHHDF
kFourCornerCode
7298
kUnihanCore2020
GH
kIRG_GSource
G0-775D
kIRG_HSource
H-9A72
kIRG_TSource
T4-624F
kRSUnicode
190.9
kTotalStrokes
19
kEACC
70775D
kGB0
8761
kGB1
8761
kTGH
2013:6366
kXerox
321:361
kCantonese
zau1
kDefinition
a coiffure on top of the head
kFanqie
即由
kHanyuPinyin
74530.180:jiū
kMandarin
jiū
kSMSZD2003Readings
jiū粵zau1
kTGHZ2013
182.050:jiū
kXHC1983
0604.210:jiū

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 鬏0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
髟 above 秋 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿱髟秋$(GHT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱髟秋$(GHT)

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