鹩

鹩 · liáo

wren

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
liáo
Cantonese
liu4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

wren

Dictionary definitions & readings

鹩 liáo · eastern wren

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0711.020:liáo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
222.210:liáo Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
KFPYM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4792 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1505.141 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9E69
Radical
鸟 · 196
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6219

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
鹩
Strokes
17
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

17 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

鷯

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74660.120
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74660.120
kIRGKangXi
1505.141
kKangXi
1505.141
kCangjie
KFPYM
kFourCornerCode
4792
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-7053
kRSUnicode
196'.12
kTotalStrokes
17
kCCCII
295C65
kEACC
295C65
kGB0
8051
kMainlandTelegraph
7754
kTGH
2013:6219
kCantonese
liu4
kDefinition
wren
kMandarin
liáo
kTGHZ2013
222.210:liáo
kXHC1983
0711.020:liáo
kTraditionalVariant
U+9DEF

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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10dictionary records using 鹩0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
尞 beside 鸟 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰尞鸟$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰尞鸟$(G)

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