鲗

鲗 · zéi

cuttlefish

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zéi
Cantonese
caak6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

cuttlefish

Dictionary definitions & readings

鲗 zéi · cuttlefish

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1445.070:zéi Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
460.170:zéi Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
NMBON Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2210.0 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1480.511 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9C97
Radical
鱼 · 195
Strokes
14
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7703

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

14 strokes
鲗
Strokes
14
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

14 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

鰂

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74686.170
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74686.170
kIRGKangXi
1480.511
kKangXi
1480.511
kSMSZD2003Index
800.04
kCangjie
NMBON
kFourCornerCode
2210.0
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G8-2D34
kRSUnicode
195'.6
kTotalStrokes
14
kGB8
1320
kMainlandTelegraph
9649
kTGH
2013:7703
kCantonese
caak6
kDefinition
cuttlefish
kMandarin
zéi
kTGHZ2013
460.170:zéi
kXHC1983
1445.070:zéi
kTraditionalVariant
U+9C02

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰鱼则$(G)

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