擀

擀 · gǎn

roll flat

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
gǎn
Cantonese
gon2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

roll flat

Dictionary definitions & readings

擀 gǎn · to roll (dough etc)

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
31967.010:gǎn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0357.030:gǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
107.030:gǎn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
gǎn粵gon2 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
カン Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
古旱 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
QJJJ Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5804 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0457.250 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+64C0
Radical
手 · 64
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6039

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
擀
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 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
kanX · 古旱 · 山開一上寒見 · #1556

PHONO-ML, source line 10514; 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
595.104
kDaeJaweon
0806.080
kFennIndex
239.05
kHanYu
31967.010
kIRGDaeJaweon
0806.080
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
31967.010
kIRGKangXi
0457.250
kKangXi
0457.250
kMatthews
3236
kMorohashi
12780
kSMSZD2003Index
268.17
kCangjie
QJJJ
kFenn
17H
kFourCornerCode
5804
kMojiJoho
MJ012806
kPhonetic
654A
kUnihanCore2020
GH
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-5F26
kIRG_HSource
H-8DA7
kIRG_JSource
JMJ-012806
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-4756
kIRG_TSource
T3-5070
kIRG_VSource
V2-8C66
kRSUnicode
64.13
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
223472
kCNS1986
E-5070
kCNS1992
3-5070
kEACC
3A2F7C
kGB0
6306
kGB1
6306
kTGH
2013:6039
kXerox
320:056
kCantonese
gon2
kDefinition
roll flat
kFanqie
古旱
kHanyuPinyin
31967.010:gǎn
kJapanese
カン
kMandarin
gǎn
kSMSZD2003Readings
gǎn粵gon2
kTGHZ2013
107.030:gǎn
kXHC1983
0357.030:gǎn

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Structure & connections

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2dictionary records using 擀0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
扌 beside 幹 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, North Korea, Vietnam
Source notation ^⿰扌幹$(GHTPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰扌幹$(GHTPV)

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