鳢

鳢 · lǐ

snakehead

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
lǐ
Cantonese
lai5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

snakehead

Dictionary definitions & readings

鳢 lǐ · snakefish; snakehead mullet

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0695.080:lǐ Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
216.100:lǐ Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
NMTWT Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2511 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1480.511 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9CE2
Radical
鱼 · 195
Strokes
21
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6454

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

21 strokes
鳢
Strokes
21
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

21 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

鱧

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74717.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74717.020
kIRGKangXi
1480.511
kKangXi
1480.511
kCangjie
NMTWT
kFourCornerCode
2511
kPhonetic
771*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-772F
kRSUnicode
195'.13
kTotalStrokes
21
kCCCII
29594F
kEACC
29594F
kGB0
8715
kMainlandTelegraph
9661
kTGH
2013:6454
kCantonese
lai5
kDefinition
snakehead
kMandarin
lǐ
kTGHZ2013
216.100:lǐ
kXHC1983
0695.080:lǐ
kTraditionalVariant
U+9C67

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰鱼豊$(G)

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