冁

冁 · chǎn

smile

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chǎn
Cantonese
cin2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

smile

Dictionary definitions & readings

冁 chǎn · smilingly

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0119.050:chǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
037.230:chǎn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
CJSTV Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8753 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0157.201 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5181
Radical
八 · 12
Strokes
18
Residual strokes
16
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #8023

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

18 strokes
冁
Strokes
18
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

18 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

囅

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
10254.030
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10254.030
kIRGKangXi
0157.201
kKangXi
0157.201
kCangjie
CJSTV
kFourCornerCode
8753
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-5966
kRSUnicode
12.16
kTotalStrokes
18
kCCCII
277360
kEACC
277360
kGB0
5770
kMainlandTelegraph
0912
kTGH
2013:8023
kCantonese
cin2
kDefinition
smile
kMandarin
chǎn
kTGHZ2013
037.230:chǎn
kXHC1983
0119.050:chǎn
kTraditionalVariant
U+56C5

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 冁0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰单展$(G)

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