挦

挦 · xián

pull out, pluck; take hold of

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

pull out, pluck; take hold of

Mandarin
xián
Cantonese
cam4

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6326
Radical
手 · 64
Strokes
9 · Unihan
Residual
6

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Graphical structure

⿰扌寻(G)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 挦

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

撏

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
xián
kCantonese
cam4
kDefinition
pull out, pluck; take hold of
kTotalStrokes
9
kRSUnicode
64.6
kTraditionalVariant
U+648F
kTGH
2013:4106

Readings across dictionaries

Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
xián 1248.050
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰扌寻$(G)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.