狝

狝 · xiǎn

hunt; autumn hunting; to capture with a fine net

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xiǎn
Cantonese
sin2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

hunt; autumn hunting; to capture with a fine net

Dictionary definitions & readings

狝 xiǎn · to hunt in autumn (archaic)

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1250.010:xiǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
398.140:xiǎn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
KHNF Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4729.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0709.181 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+72DD
Radical
犬 · 94
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
5
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6713

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Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

獮

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
21341.041
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21341.041
kIRGKangXi
0709.181
kKangXi
0709.181
kSMSZD2003Index
416.04
kCangjie
KHNF
kFourCornerCode
4729.2
kPhonetic
1547*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G8-7C2D
kIRG_TSource
T6-2C7E
kRSUnicode
94.5
kTotalStrokes
8
kCCCII
28582D
kGB8
9213
kMainlandTelegraph
3751
kTGH
2013:6713
kCantonese
sin2
kDefinition
hunt; autumn hunting; to capture with a fine net
kJapaneseOn
SEN
kMandarin
xiǎn
kTGHZ2013
398.140:xiǎn
kXHC1983
1250.010:xiǎn
kTraditionalVariant
U+736E

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 狝0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
犭 beside 尔 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰犭尔$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰犭尔$(G)

^⿰犭尓$(T)

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