鸰

鸰 · líng

species of lark; wagtail; Motacilla species (various)

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
líng
Cantonese
ling4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

species of lark; wagtail; Motacilla species (various)

Dictionary definitions & readings

鸰 líng · used in 鶺鴒 jí líng

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0721.040:líng Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
226.130:líng Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
OIPYM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8732.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1505.141 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9E30
Radical
鸟 · 196
Strokes
10
Residual strokes
5
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7029

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

10 strokes
鸰
Strokes
10
Convention
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Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

鴒

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74624.170
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74624.170
kIRGKangXi
1505.141
kKangXi
1505.141
kCangjie
OIPYM
kFourCornerCode
8732.7
kPhonetic
812*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G8-7D5E
kRSUnicode
196'.5
kTotalStrokes
10
kCCCII
27623B
kGB8
9362
kMainlandTelegraph
7701
kTGH
2013:7029
kCantonese
ling4
kDefinition
species of lark; wagtail; Motacilla species (various)
kJapaneseOn
REI RYOU
kMandarin
líng
kTGHZ2013
226.130:líng
kXHC1983
0721.040:líng
kTraditionalVariant
U+9D12

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰令鸟$(G)

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