黹

黹 · zhǐ

embroidery, needlework; Kangxi radical 204

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zhǐ
Cantonese
zi2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

embroidery, needlework; Kangxi radical 204

Dictionary definitions & readings

黹 zhǐ · embroidery

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
74738.010:zhǐ,xiàn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1486.130:zhǐ Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
477.130:zhǐ Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
zhǐ粵zi2 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
チ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
豬几 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TCFB Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
3222.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1522.450 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
250.27 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1237i Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9EF9
Radical
黹 · 204
Strokes
12
Residual strokes
0
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7348

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

12 strokes
黹
Strokes
12
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

12 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

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
trijX · 豬几 · 止開三上脂知 · #1279

PHONO-ML, source line 9320; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1564.505
kDaeJaweon
2058.110
kFennIndex
69.03
kGSR
1237i
kHanYu
74738.010
kIRGDaeJaweon
2058.110
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74738.010
kIRGKangXi
1522.450
kKangXi
1522.450
kMatthews
956
kMeyerWempe
242i
kMorohashi
48248 48248:E0101
kSBGY
250.27
kSMSZD2003Index
827.08
kCangjie
TCFB
kFenn
0I
kFourCornerCode
3222.7
kHDZRadBreak
⿋[U+2FCB]:74738.010
kMojiJoho
MJ029944 MJ029944:E0101 MJ029945:E0102 MJ058678:E0103
kPhonetic
137
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-6D69
kIRG_HSource
HB2-DCB0
kIRG_JSource
J0-7363
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-915B
kIRG_KSource
K2-7441
kIRG_TSource
T2-4155
kRSUnicode
204.0
kTotalStrokes
12
kBigFive
DCB0
kCCCII
235E74
kCNS1986
2-4155
kCNS1992
2-4155
kEACC
235E74
kGB0
7773
kGB1
7773
kJis0
8367
kMainlandTelegraph
7832
kTGH
2013:7348
kTaiwanTelegraph
7832
kXerox
301:167
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+7446+204.12.0
kCantonese
zi2
kDefinition
embroidery, needlework; Kangxi radical 204
kFanqie
豬几
kHanyuPinyin
74738.010:zhǐ,xiàn
kJapanese
チ
kJapaneseKun
NUU NUI
kJapaneseOn
CHI
kMandarin
zhǐ
kSMSZD2003Readings
zhǐ粵zi2
kTGHZ2013
477.130:zhǐ
kXHC1983
1486.130:zhǐ

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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1dictionary records using 黹2forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
业 above 㡀 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿱业㡀$(GHJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱业㡀$(GHJKP)

^⿱业⿻丨⿱八{113}$(T) · preserved, not fully parsed

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.