谶

谶 · chèn

prophecy, hint, omen

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chèn
Cantonese
cam3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

prophecy, hint, omen

Dictionary definitions & readings

谶 chèn · (literary) prophecy; omen

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0134.010:chèn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
042.160:chèn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
IVOIM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
3375 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1188.181 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8C36
Radical
讠 · 149
Strokes
19
Residual strokes
17
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6416

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

19 strokes
谶
Strokes
19
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

19 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

讖

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64032.050
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64032.050
kIRGKangXi
1188.181
kKangXi
1188.181
kCangjie
IVOIM
kFourCornerCode
3375
kPhonetic
183*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-5A5F
kRSUnicode
149'.17
kTotalStrokes
19
kCCCII
27594D
kEACC
27594D
kGB0
5863
kMainlandTelegraph
6244
kTGH
2013:6416
kCantonese
cam3
kDefinition
prophecy, hint, omen
kMandarin
chèn
kTGHZ2013
042.160:chèn
kXHC1983
0134.010:chèn
kTraditionalVariant
U+8B96

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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4dictionary records using 谶0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
讠 beside 韱 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰讠韱$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰讠韱$(G)

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