薤

薤 · xiè

Allium bakeri; shallots, scallion

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xiè
Cantonese
haai6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

Allium bakeri; shallots, scallion

Dictionary definitions & readings

薤 xiè · Allium bakeri; shallot; scallion

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
53300.150:xiè Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1277.090:xiè Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
406.130:xiè Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
xiè粵haai6 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
カイ ガイ ケイ ゲイ にら おおにら Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
해:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
胡介 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TMNM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4421.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1061.400 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
385.32 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1240g Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+85A4
Radical
艸 · 140
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6049

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
薤
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 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
heajH · 胡介 · 蟹開二去皆匣 · #2476

PHONO-ML, source line 14166; 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
1170.101
kCowles
920
kDaeJaweon
1526.070
kGSR
1240g
kHanYu
53300.150
kIRGDaeJaweon
1526.070
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53300.150
kIRGKangXi
1061.400
kKangXi
1061.400
kMatthews
2645
kMorohashi
32141:E0102
kNelson
4059
kSBGY
385.32
kSMSZD2003Index
602.02
kCangjie
TMNM
kFourCornerCode
4421.1
kMojiJoho
MJ022955 MJ022955:E0101 MJ022956:E0102
kPhonetic
1284
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-5E2F
kIRG_HSource
HB2-EDFC
kIRG_JSource
J0-6926
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-6FEB
kIRG_KSource
K1-7338
kIRG_TSource
T2-5E69
kRSUnicode
140.13
kTotalStrokes
16
kBigFive
EDFC
kCCCII
23263D
kCNS1986
2-5E69
kCNS1992
2-5E69
kEACC
23263D
kGB0
6215
kGB1
6215
kJis0
7306
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
5648
kTGH
2013:6049
kTaiwanTelegraph
5648
kXerox
275:135
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6445+140.3.13
kCantonese
haai6
kDefinition
Allium bakeri; shallots, scallion
kFanqie
胡介
kHangul
해:1N
kHanyuPinyin
53300.150:xiè
kJapanese
カイ ガイ ケイ ゲイ にら おおにら
kJapaneseKun
RAKKYOU
kJapaneseOn
KAI KEI
kKorean
HAY
kMandarin
xiè
kSMSZD2003Readings
xiè粵haai6
kTGHZ2013
406.130:xiè
kTang
hæ̀i
kXHC1983
1277.090:xiè

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Structure & connections

0.10
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Shape description
艹 above 𩐁 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿱艹𩐁$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱艹𩐁$(GHTJKP)

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