镫

镫 · dèng

lamp; a kind of cooking vessel

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
dèng
Cantonese
dang3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

lamp; a kind of cooking vessel

Dictionary definitions & readings

镫 dèng · stirrup

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0228.060:dèng Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
070.140:dèng Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XCNOT Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8271 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1328.061 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+956B
Radical
钅 · 167
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
12
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6252

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
镫
Strokes
17
Convention
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17 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

鐙

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64260.050
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64260.050
kIRGKangXi
1328.061
kKangXi
1328.061
kCangjie
XCNOT
kFourCornerCode
8271
kPhonetic
1315*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6F6B
kRSUnicode
167'.12
kTotalStrokes
17
kCCCII
29474D
kEACC
29474D
kGB0
7975
kMainlandTelegraph
6989
kTGH
2013:6252
kCantonese
dang3
kDefinition
lamp; a kind of cooking vessel
kMandarin
dèng
kTGHZ2013
070.140:dèng
kXHC1983
0228.060:dèng
kTraditionalVariant
U+9419

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰钅登$(G)

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