鳐

鳐 · yáo

the nautilus; the ray

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
yáo
Cantonese
jiu4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

the nautilus; the ray

Dictionary definitions & readings

鳐 yáo · ray (cartilaginous fish, including skates)

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1342.020:yáo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
428.040:yáo Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
NMBOU Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2217 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1480.511 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9CD0
Radical
鱼 · 195
Strokes
18
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6355

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

18 strokes
鳐
Strokes
18
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

18 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

鰩

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74707.071
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74707.071
kIRGKangXi
1480.511
kKangXi
1480.511
kCangjie
NMBOU
kFourCornerCode
2217
kPhonetic
1597*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-7725
kRSUnicode
195'.10
kTotalStrokes
18
kEACC
4D5875
kGB0
8705
kTGH
2013:6355
kCantonese
jiu4
kDefinition
the nautilus; the ray
kMandarin
yáo
kTGHZ2013
428.040:yáo
kXHC1983
1342.020:yáo
kTraditionalVariant
U+9C29

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Structure & connections

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⿰ Left / right

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰鱼䍃$(G)

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