羰

羰 · tāng

carbonyl group

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

carbonyl group

Mandarin
tāng
Cantonese
tong1

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7FB0
Radical
羊 · 123
Strokes
15 · Unihan
Residual
9

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

15 strokes
羰
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.

Graphical structure

⿰羊炭(GHTK)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 羰

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant property is retained for this record.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
tāng
kCantonese
tong1
kDefinition
carbonyl group
kTotalStrokes
15
kRSUnicode
123.9
kTGH
2013:5988

Readings across dictionaries

Hanyu Da Zidian
tāng 53136.110
Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
tāng 1117.080
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 羰0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰羊炭$(GHTK)

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