镘

镘 · màn

trowel

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
màn
Cantonese
maan6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

trowel

Dictionary definitions & readings

镘 màn · side of coin without words; trowel

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0764.060:màn Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
243.100:màn Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XCAWE Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8674 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1328.061 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9558
Radical
钅 · 167
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
11
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6114

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
镘
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

鏝

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64249.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64249.010
kIRGKangXi
1328.061
kKangXi
1328.061
kCangjie
XCAWE
kFourCornerCode
8674
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6F5C
kRSUnicode
167'.11
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
275E35
kEACC
275E35
kGB0
7960
kMainlandTelegraph
6976
kTGH
2013:6114
kCantonese
maan6
kDefinition
trowel
kMandarin
màn
kTGHZ2013
243.100:màn
kXHC1983
0764.060:màn
kTraditionalVariant
U+93DD

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
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Shape description
钅 beside 曼 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰钅曼$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰钅曼$(G)

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