缮

缮 · shàn

repair, mend; rewrite, transcribe

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
shàn
Cantonese
sin6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

repair, mend; rewrite, transcribe

Dictionary definitions & readings

缮 shàn · to repair; to mend; to rewrite; to transcribe

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0999.080:shàn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
325.100:shàn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
VMTTR Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2816.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0944.251 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7F2E
Radical
纟 · 120
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6022

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

15 strokes
缮
Strokes
15
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

15 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

繕

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
53454.040
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53454.040
kIRGKangXi
0944.251
kKangXi
0944.251
kCangjie
VMTTR
kFourCornerCode
2816.1
kPhonetic
1203*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
AG
kIRG_GSource
G0-4949
kRSUnicode
120'.12
kTotalStrokes
15
kCCCII
275170
kEACC
275170
kGB0
4141
kMainlandTelegraph
4931
kTGH
2013:6022
kCantonese
sin6
kDefinition
repair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
kMandarin
shàn
kTGHZ2013
325.100:shàn
kXHC1983
0999.080:shàn
kTraditionalVariant
U+7E55

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
5dictionary records using 缮0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰纟善$(G)

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