荭

荭 · hóng

herb

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
hóng
Cantonese
hung4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

herb

Dictionary definitions & readings

荭 hóng · used in 葒草 hóng cǎo

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0465.010:hóng Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
138.010:hóng Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TVMM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4411 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1031.381 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+836D
Radical
艸 · 140
Strokes
9
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6796

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

9 strokes
荭
Strokes
9
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

9 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

葒

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
53212.110
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53212.110
kIRGKangXi
1031.381
kKangXi
1031.381
kSMSZD2003Index
581.17
kCangjie
TVMM
kFourCornerCode
4411
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-5D26
kRSUnicode
140.6
kTotalStrokes
9
kCCCII
29233C
kEACC
29233C
kGB0
6106
kTGH
2013:6796
kCantonese
hung4
kDefinition
herb
kMandarin
hóng
kTGHZ2013
138.010:hóng
kXHC1983
0465.010:hóng
kTraditionalVariant
U+8452

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 荭0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
艹 above 红 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿱艹红$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱艹红$(G)

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