刬

刬 · chàn

to level off; to trim; to pare down

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chàn
Cantonese
caan2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

to level off; to trim; to pare down

Dictionary definitions & readings

刬 chǎn · variant of 鏟 chǎn

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0119.070:chǎn 0120.020:chàn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
037.250:chàn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
IJLN Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5200.0 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0138.281 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+522C
Radical
刀 · 18
Strokes
7
Residual strokes
5
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6559

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Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

剗

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
10328.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10328.020
kIRGKangXi
0138.281
kKangXi
0138.281
kSMSZD2003Index
58.05
kCangjie
IJLN
kFourCornerCode
5200.0
kPhonetic
185*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G8-7A3C
kRSUnicode
18.5
kTotalStrokes
7
kCCCII
273379
kGB8
9028
kMainlandTelegraph
0473
kTGH
2013:6559
kCantonese
caan2
kDefinition
to level off; to trim; to pare down
kJapaneseKun
KEZURU TAIRANISURU
kJapaneseOn
SAN SEN
kMandarin
chàn
kTGHZ2013
037.250:chàn
kXHC1983
0119.070:chǎn 0120.020:chàn
kTraditionalVariant
U+5257

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰戋刂$(G)

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