鸺

鸺 · xiū

horned owl, scops chinensis

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xiū
Cantonese
jau1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

horned owl, scops chinensis

Dictionary definitions & readings

鸺 xiū · used in 鵂鶹 xiū liú

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1296.070:xiū Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
411.040:xiū Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
ODPM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2722 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1505.141 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9E3A
Radical
鸟 · 196
Strokes
11
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7194

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

11 strokes
鸺
Strokes
11
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

11 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

鵂

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74630.030
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74630.030
kIRGKangXi
1505.141
kKangXi
1505.141
kCangjie
ODPM
kFourCornerCode
2722
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-703C
kRSUnicode
196'.6
kTotalStrokes
11
kCCCII
295A68
kEACC
295A68
kGB0
8028
kMainlandTelegraph
7707
kTGH
2013:7194
kCantonese
jau1
kDefinition
horned owl, scops chinensis
kMandarin
xiū
kTGHZ2013
411.040:xiū
kXHC1983
1296.070:xiū
kTraditionalVariant
U+9D42

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰休鸟$(G)

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