蝘

蝘 · yǎn

gecko, kind of cicada

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
yǎn
Cantonese
jin2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

gecko, kind of cicada

Dictionary definitions & readings

蝘 yǎn · Hemidactylus bowringii

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42868.080:yǎn Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1328.080:yǎn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
423.220:yǎn Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
yǎn粵jin2 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
エン Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
於幰 於殄 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
LISAV Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5111.4 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1089.140 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
280.25 288.42 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0253l Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8758
Radical
虫 · 142
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
9
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7773

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
'jonX · 於幰 · 山開三上元影 · #1517
Middle Chinese
'enX · 於殄 · 山開四上先影 · #1605

PHONO-ML, source line 10337; 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
1193.501
kCowles
1342
kDaeJaweon
1555.230
kFennIndex
626.08
kGSR
0253l
kHanYu
42868.080
kIRGDaeJaweon
1555.230
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42868.080
kIRGKangXi
1089.140
kKangXi
1089.140
kMatthews
7359
kMeyerWempe
888
kMorohashi
33268 33268:E0101
kSBGY
280.25 288.42
kSMSZD2003Index
616.09
kCangjie
LISAV
kFenn
555I
kFourCornerCode
5111.4
kMojiJoho
MJ023570 MJ023570:E0101 MJ023571:E0102
kPhonetic
1574A
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G3-624D
kIRG_HSource
HB2-E7A7
kIRG_JSource
J14-775F
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-7219
kIRG_KSource
K2-5C51
kIRG_TSource
T2-536E
kRSUnicode
142.9
kTotalStrokes
15
kBigFive
E7A7
kCCCII
232A79
kCNS1986
2-536E
kCNS1992
2-536E
kEACC
232A79
kGB3
6645
kGB8
9393
kJIS0213
2,87,63
kJis1
5915
kMainlandTelegraph
5795
kTGH
2013:7773
kTaiwanTelegraph
5795
kXerox
306:254
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+18605+142.6.9
kCantonese
jin2
kDefinition
gecko, kind of cicada
kFanqie
於幰 於殄
kHanyuPinyin
42868.080:yǎn
kJapanese
エン
kJapaneseOn
EN ON
kMandarin
yǎn
kSMSZD2003Readings
yǎn粵jin2
kTGHZ2013
423.220:yǎn
kTang
qěn
kXHC1983
1328.080:yǎn

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰虫匽$(GHTJKP)

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