弇

弇 · yǎn

cover over, hide; narrow-necked

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
yǎn
Cantonese
jim2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

cover over, hide; narrow-necked

Dictionary definitions & readings

弇 yǎn · to cover; trap

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
10516.160:yǎn,yān,nán Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1331.010:yǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
423.070:yǎn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
yǎn粵jim2 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
エン カン ダン ナン コン おおう せまい Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
감:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
古南 衣儉 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
OMRT Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8044.6 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0354.080 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
223.20 335.13 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0615a Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5F07
Radical
廾 · 55
Strokes
9
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6862

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

9 strokes
弇
Strokes
9
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

9 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

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
kom · 古南 · 咸開一平覃見 · #1085
Middle Chinese
'jemX · 衣儉 · 咸開三上鹽影 · #2046

PHONO-ML, source line 8521; 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
498.503
kCowles
1304
kDaeJaweon
0669.140
kGSR
0615a
kHanYu
10516.160
kIRGDaeJaweon
0669.140
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10516.160
kIRGKangXi
0354.080
kKangXi
0354.080
kKarlgren
241
kMatthews
7377
kMeyerWempe
872b
kMorohashi
09610
kSBGY
223.20 335.13
kSMSZD2003Index
205.12 31.12
kCangjie
OMRT
kFourCornerCode
8044.6
kMojiJoho
MJ011131
kPhonetic
509 1563
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
CT
kIRG_GSource
G3-3526
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CEBB
kIRG_JSource
J13-7433
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-4192
kIRG_KSource
K1-574A
kIRG_TSource
T2-2A3C
kRSUnicode
55.6
kTotalStrokes
9
kBigFive
CEBB
kCCCII
222935
kCNS1986
2-2A3C
kCNS1992
2-2A3C
kEACC
222935
kGB3
2106
kJIS0213
1,84,19
kJis1
2862
kKoreanName
2015
kTGH
2013:6862
kTaiwanTelegraph
1703
kXerox
277:302
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+14512+55.3.6
kCantonese
jim2
kDefinition
cover over, hide; narrow-necked
kFanqie
古南 衣儉
kHangul
감:1N
kHanyuPinyin
10516.160:yǎn,yān,nán
kJapanese
エン カン ダン ナン コン おおう せまい
kJapaneseKun
OOU
kJapaneseOn
EN KAN KON DAN NAN
kKorean
KAM
kMandarin
yǎn
kSMSZD2003Readings
yǎn粵jim2
kTGHZ2013
423.070:yǎn
kXHC1983
1331.010:yǎn

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 弇1forms using this shape2attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱合廾$(GHTJKP)

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