鹧

鹧 · zhè

partridge

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zhè
Cantonese
ze3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

partridge

Dictionary definitions & readings

鹧 zhè · partridge; Francolinus chinensis

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1465.040:zhè Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
470.140:zhè Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
IFPYM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
0722 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1505.141 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9E67
Radical
鸟 · 196
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
11
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6151

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
鹧
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 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

鷓

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74658.050
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74658.050
kIRGKangXi
1505.141
kKangXi
1505.141
kCangjie
IFPYM
kFourCornerCode
0722
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-7051
kRSUnicode
196'.11
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
276249
kEACC
276249
kGB0
8049
kMainlandTelegraph
7744
kTGH
2013:6151
kCantonese
ze3
kDefinition
partridge
kMandarin
zhè
kTGHZ2013
470.140:zhè
kXHC1983
1465.040:zhè
kTraditionalVariant
U+9DD3

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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13dictionary records using 鹧0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰庶鸟$(G)

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