孅

孅 · xiān

slender, thin; sharp-pointed

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xiān
Cantonese
cim1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

slender, thin; sharp-pointed

Dictionary definitions & readings

孅 xiān · cunning; slender

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
21090.110:xiān,qiān Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
397.180:xiān Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
セン かよわい Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
섬:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
息廉 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
VOIM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4345.0 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0274.090 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
226.09 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0620d Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5B45
Radical
女 · 38
Strokes
20
Residual strokes
17
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #8071

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
sjem · 息廉 · 咸開三平鹽心 · #1102

PHONO-ML, source line 8639; 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
393.103
kDaeJaweon
0542.260
kGSR
0620d
kHanYu
21090.110
kIRGDaeJaweon
0542.260
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21090.120
kIRGKangXi
0274.090
kKangXi
0274.090
kMatthews
2720
kMeyerWempe
3354d
kMorohashi
06893
kSBGY
226.09
kCangjie
VOIM
kFourCornerCode
4345.0
kMojiJoho
MJ010040
kPhonetic
183
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIRG_GSource
G3-3D69
kIRG_HSource
HB2-F443
kIRG_JSource
J0-5551
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-3E0E
kIRG_KSource
K1-6450
kIRG_TSource
T2-686F
kRSUnicode
38.17
kTotalStrokes
20
kBigFive
F443
kCCCII
217D6E
kCNS1986
2-686F
kCNS1992
2-686F
kEACC
217D6E
kGB3
2973
kJis0
5349
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:8071
kTaiwanTelegraph
1308
kXerox
302:312
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+4608+38.3.17
kCantonese
cim1
kDefinition
slender, thin; sharp-pointed
kFanqie
息廉
kHangul
섬:1N
kHanyuPinyin
21090.110:xiān,qiān
kJapanese
セン かよわい
kJapaneseKun
KAYOWAI
kJapaneseOn
SEN
kKorean
SEM
kMandarin
xiān
kTGHZ2013
397.180:xiān

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

Shape description
女 beside 韱 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰女韱$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰女韱$(GHTJKP)

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