鳣

鳣 · zhān

sturgeon

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zhān
Cantonese
zin1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

sturgeon

Dictionary definitions & readings

鳣 shàn · variant of 鱔 shàn

鳣 zhān · sturgeon (old); Acipenser micadoi

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1450.120:zhān Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
464.210:zhān Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
NMYWM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2011.6 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1480.511 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9CE3
Radical
鱼 · 195
Strokes
21
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #8084

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

21 strokes
鳣
Strokes
21
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

21 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

鱣

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74718.040
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74718.040
kIRGKangXi
1480.511
kKangXi
1480.511
kCangjie
NMYWM
kFourCornerCode
2011.6
kPhonetic
1298*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G8-2D3D
kRSUnicode
195'.13
kTotalStrokes
21
kCCCII
295949
kGB8
1329
kMainlandTelegraph
7672
kTGH
2013:8084
kCantonese
zin1
kDefinition
sturgeon
kMandarin
zhān
kTGHZ2013
464.210:zhān
kXHC1983
1450.120:zhān
kTraditionalVariant
U+9C63

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰鱼亶$(G)

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