檩

檩 · lǐn

the bole of a tree; a cross beam; the combing round the hatches of a ship

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
lǐn
Cantonese
lam5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

the bole of a tree; a cross beam; the combing round the hatches of a ship

Dictionary definitions & readings

檩 lǐn · cross-beam; ridge-pole

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
21305.020:lǐn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0718.040:lǐn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
225.180:lǐn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
DYWF Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4099 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0558.091 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+6AA9
Radical
木 · 75
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6213

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
檩
Strokes
17
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

17 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

檁

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kFennIndex
310.07
kHanYu
21305.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21305.020
kIRGKangXi
0558.091
kKangXi
0558.091
kSMSZD2003Index
336.10
kCangjie
DYWF
kFenn
769E
kFourCornerCode
4099
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-695D
kRSUnicode
75.13
kTotalStrokes
17
kCCCII
2E4174
kEACC
2E4174
kGB0
7361
kGB1
7361
kMainlandTelegraph
2882
kTGH
2013:6213
kCantonese
lam5
kDefinition
the bole of a tree; a cross beam; the combing round the hatches of a ship
kHanyuPinyin
21305.020:lǐn
kJapaneseKun
KETA
kJapaneseOn
RIN
kMandarin
lǐn
kTGHZ2013
225.180:lǐn
kXHC1983
0718.040:lǐn
kTraditionalVariant
U+6A81

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Structure & connections

0.10
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Shape description
木 beside 禀 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰木禀$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰木禀$(G)

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