魉

魉 · liǎng

a kind of monster

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
liǎng
Cantonese
loeng5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

a kind of monster

Dictionary definitions & readings

魉 liǎng · used in 魍魎 wǎng liǎng

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0709.050:liǎng Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
221.110:liǎng Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HIMOB Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2151 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1462.241 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9B49
Radical
鬼 · 194
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
7
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6132

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
魉
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

魎

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74432.310
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74432.310
kIRGKangXi
1462.241
kKangXi
1462.241
kMorohashi
45870
kSMSZD2003Index
796.12
kCangjie
HIMOB
kFourCornerCode
2151
kPhonetic
799*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-774B
kIRG_TSource
T3-573F
kRSUnicode
194.7
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
29563C
kCNS1986
E-573F
kCNS1992
3-573F
kEACC
29563C
kGB0
8743
kMainlandTelegraph
7619
kTGH
2013:6132
kCantonese
loeng5
kDefinition
a kind of monster
kMandarin
liǎng
kTGHZ2013
221.110:liǎng
kXHC1983
0709.050:liǎng
kTraditionalVariant
U+9B4E

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 魉0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿺ Lower-left enclosure

Shape description
鬼 wraps around 两 from the lower left · the shape used in China, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿺鬼两$(GT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿺鬼两$(GT)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.