屃

屃 · xì

gigantic strength; hercules

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xì
Cantonese
ai3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

gigantic strength; hercules

Dictionary definitions & readings

屃 xì · variant of 屭 xì

屃 xì · used in 贔屭 bì xì

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1236.070:xì Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
395.060:xì Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
SBO Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7728.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0300.241 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5C43
Radical
尸 · 44
Strokes
7
Residual strokes
4
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6629

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

7 strokes
屃
Strokes
7
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

7 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

屓

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
20966.141
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
20966.141
kIRGKangXi
0300.241
kKangXi
0300.241
kSMSZD2003Index
178.11 663.09
kCangjie
SBO
kFourCornerCode
7728.2
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G7-2123
kRSUnicode
44.4
kTotalStrokes
7
kTGH
2013:6629
kCantonese
ai3
kDefinition
gigantic strength; hercules
kJapaneseKun
NEIKI IBIKI
kJapaneseOn
KI
kMandarin
xì
kTGHZ2013
395.060:xì
kXHC1983
1236.070:xì
kTraditionalVariant
U+5C53

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
3dictionary records using 屃0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿸ Upper-left enclosure

Shape description
尸 wraps around 贝 from the upper left · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿸尸贝$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿸尸贝$(G)

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