鼹

鼹 · yǎn

mole; Talpidae species (various)

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
yǎn
Cantonese
jin2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

mole; Talpidae species (various)

Dictionary definitions & readings

鼹 yǎn · mole

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1331.030:yǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
423.270:yǎn Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
エン Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
언:1N Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HVAJV Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7674 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1529.250 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9F39
Radical
鼠 · 208
Strokes
23
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6483

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

23 strokes
鼹
Strokes
23
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

23 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

鼴 · 鼹

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1568.602
kDaeJaweon
2065.400
kHanYu
74777.060
kIRGDaeJaweon
2065.400
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74777.060
kIRGKangXi
1529.250
kKangXi
1529.250
kMeyerWempe
889e
kMorohashi
48480 48480:E0101
kNelson
5419 5420
kSMSZD2003Index
830.03
kCangjie
HVAJV
kFourCornerCode
7674
kMojiJoho
MJ030037 MJ030037:E0101 MJ030038:E0102
kPhonetic
4
kUnihanCore2020
GH
kIICore
BGT
kIRG_GSource
G0-777A
kIRG_HSource
H-91C0
kIRG_JSource
J13-7E74
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-91C6
kIRG_KSource
K1-6731
kIRG_TSource
T3-606D
kRSUnicode
208.10
kTotalStrokes
23
kCCCII
235F5E
kCNS1986
E-606D
kCNS1992
3-606D
kEACC
235F5E
kGB0
8790
kGB1
8790
kJIS0213
1,94,84
kJis1
7726
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
7862
kTGH
2013:6483
kTaiwanTelegraph
7862
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+15376+208.13.10
kCantonese
jin2
kDefinition
mole; Talpidae species (various)
kHangul
언:1N
kJapanese
エン
kJapaneseKun
MOGURA
kJapaneseOn
EN ON
kKorean
EN
kMandarin
yǎn
kTGHZ2013
423.270:yǎn
kXHC1983
1331.030:yǎn
kSimplifiedVariant
U+9F39
kTraditionalVariant
U+9F34 U+9F39

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 鼹0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
鼠 beside 晏 · the shape used in China, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰鼠晏$(GP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰鼠晏$(GP)

^⿺鼠晏$(HTJK)

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