颡

颡 · sǎng

the forehead; to kowtow

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
sǎng
Cantonese
song2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

the forehead; to kowtow

Dictionary definitions & readings

颡 sǎng · (literary) forehead

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0987.040:sǎng Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
320.140:sǎng Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
EDMBO Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7198 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1410.451 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+98A1
Radical
页 · 181
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6191

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
颡
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

顙

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74389.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74389.010
kIRGKangXi
1410.451
kKangXi
1410.451
kCangjie
EDMBO
kFourCornerCode
7198
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-722A
kRSUnicode
181'.10
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
294F6B
kEACC
294F6B
kGB0
8210
kMainlandTelegraph
7350
kTGH
2013:6191
kCantonese
song2
kDefinition
the forehead; to kowtow
kMandarin
sǎng
kTGHZ2013
320.140:sǎng
kXHC1983
0987.040:sǎng
kTraditionalVariant
U+9859

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Structure & connections

0.10
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⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰桑页$(G)

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