螈

螈 · yuán

a silkworm

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
yuán
Cantonese
jyun4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

a silkworm

Dictionary definitions & readings

螈 yuán · salamander; newt

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
42877.110:yuán Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1423.040:yuán Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
452.020:yuán Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
yuán粵jyun4 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ゲン ガン なつご Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
愚袁 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
LIMHF Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5119.6 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1092.310 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8788
Radical
虫 · 142
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6099

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
螈
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
ngjwon · 愚袁 · 山合三平元疑 · #469

PHONO-ML, source line 3982; 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
1195.203
kDaeJaweon
1557.200
kHanYu
42877.110
kIRGDaeJaweon
1557.200
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42877.110
kIRGKangXi
1092.310
kKangXi
1092.310
kMeyerWempe
3669l
kMorohashi
33372
kSMSZD2003Index
618.08
kCangjie
LIMHF
kFourCornerCode
5119.6
kMojiJoho
MJ023627
kPhonetic
1629
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
CT
kIRG_GSource
G0-7322
kIRG_HSource
HB2-EB60
kIRG_JSource
J13-7B5C
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-7257
kIRG_KSource
K2-5C69
kIRG_TSource
T2-5A2E
kRSUnicode
142.10
kTotalStrokes
16
kBigFive
EB60
kCCCII
232B48
kCNS1986
2-5A2E
kCNS1992
2-5A2E
kEACC
232B48
kGB0
8302
kGB1
8302
kJIS0213
1,91,60
kJis1
5929
kTGH
2013:6099
kXerox
321:130
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+15098+142.6.10
kCantonese
jyun4
kDefinition
a silkworm
kFanqie
愚袁
kHanyuPinyin
42877.110:yuán
kJapanese
ゲン ガン なつご
kJapaneseKun
IMORI
kJapaneseOn
GEN GAN
kMandarin
yuán
kSMSZD2003Readings
yuán粵jyun4
kTGHZ2013
452.020:yuán
kXHC1983
1423.040:yuán

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰虫原$(GHTJKP)

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