爝

爝 · jué

torch; to light

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
jué
Cantonese
zoek3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

torch; to light

Dictionary definitions & readings

爝 jué · torch

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
32248.120:jué,jiào Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0619.030:jué Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
189.140:jué Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
jué,jiào粵zoek3,ziu3 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
シャク サク ショウ かがりび Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
子肖 即略 在爵 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
FBWI Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
9284.6 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0687.330 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
414.56 503.06 503.12 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1121e Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+721D
Radical
火 · 86
Strokes
21
Residual strokes
18
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6458

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

21 strokes
爝
Strokes
21
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

21 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
tsjewH · 子肖 · 效開三去宵精 · #2780
Middle Chinese
tsjak · 即略 · 宕開三入陽精 · #3552
Middle Chinese
dzjak · 在爵 · 宕開三入陽從 · #3553

PHONO-ML, source line 15186; 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
862.301
kDaeJaweon
1099.180
kGSR
1121e
kHanYu
32248.120
kIRGDaeJaweon
1099.180
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
32248.120
kIRGKangXi
0687.330
kKangXi
0687.330
kMeyerWempe
3321a
kMorohashi
19614
kSBGY
414.56 503.06 503.12
kSMSZD2003Index
406.05
kCangjie
FBWI
kFourCornerCode
9284.6
kMojiJoho
MJ016715
kPhonetic
105
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-6C5F
kIRG_HSource
HB2-F5DA
kIRG_JSource
J1-4A45
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-565F
kIRG_KSource
K2-4559
kIRG_TSource
T2-6B68
kRSUnicode
86.18
kTotalStrokes
21
kBigFive
F5DA
kCCCII
225521
kCNS1986
2-6B68
kCNS1992
2-6B68
kEACC
225521
kGB0
7663
kGB1
7663
kJis1
4237
kMainlandTelegraph
3622
kTGH
2013:6458
kTaiwanTelegraph
3622
kXerox
300:073
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+14771+86.4.18
kCantonese
zoek3
kDefinition
torch; to light
kFanqie
子肖 即略 在爵
kHanyuPinyin
32248.120:jué,jiào
kJapanese
シャク サク ショウ かがりび
kJapaneseKun
TAIMATSU
kJapaneseOn
SHAKU SAKU SHOU
kMandarin
jué
kSMSZD2003Readings
jué,jiào粵zoek3,ziu3
kTGHZ2013
189.140:jué
kXHC1983
0619.030:jué

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 爝0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
火 beside 爵 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea
Source notation ^⿰火爵$(GHTK)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰火爵$(GHTK)

^⿰火⿳爫罒⿰{75}寸$(J) · preserved, not fully parsed

^⿰火⿳爫罒𡬠$(P)

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