戆

戆 · gàng / zhuàng

stupid, simple, simple-minded

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
gàng · zhuàng
Cantonese
zong3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

stupid, simple, simple-minded

Dictionary definitions & readings

戆 gàng · stupid (Wu dialect)

戆 zhuàng · simple; honest

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0362.050:gàng 1523.030:zhuàng Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
108.100:gàng 488.060:zhuàng Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
YOP Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
0733 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0409.291 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6206
Radical
心 · 61
Strokes
25
Residual strokes
21
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6498

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

25 strokes
戆
Strokes
25
Convention
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25 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

戇

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
42372.240
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42372.240
kIRGKangXi
0409.291
kKangXi
0409.291
kSMSZD2003Index
234.09
kCangjie
YOP
kFourCornerCode
0733
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6D30
kRSUnicode
61.21
kTotalStrokes
25
kCCCII
282F43
kEACC
282F43
kGB0
7716
kMainlandTelegraph
2045
kTGH
2013:6498
kCantonese
zong3
kDefinition
stupid, simple, simple-minded
kMandarin
gàng
kTGHZ2013
108.100:gàng 488.060:zhuàng
kXHC1983
0362.050:gàng 1523.030:zhuàng
kTraditionalVariant
U+6207

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 戆0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
赣 above 心 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿱赣心$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱赣心$(G)

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