鹣

鹣 · jiān

fabulous mythical bird

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
jiān
Cantonese
gim1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

fabulous mythical bird

Dictionary definitions & readings

鹣 jiān · mythical bird with one eye and one wing; see also 鰈鶼 dié jiān

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0546.090:jiān Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
163.180:jiān Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TCPYM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8722 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1505.141 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9E63
Radical
鸟 · 196
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7811

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Stroke order

15 strokes
鹣
Strokes
15
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

15 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

鶼

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74653.080
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74653.080
kIRGKangXi
1505.141
kKangXi
1505.141
kCangjie
TCPYM
kFourCornerCode
8722
kPhonetic
615*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-704F
kRSUnicode
196'.10
kTotalStrokes
15
kCCCII
295B77
kEACC
295B77
kGB0
8047
kMainlandTelegraph
7738
kTGH
2013:7811
kCantonese
gim1
kDefinition
fabulous mythical bird
kMandarin
jiān
kTGHZ2013
163.180:jiān
kXHC1983
0546.090:jiān
kTraditionalVariant
U+9DBC

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 鹣0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
兼 beside 鸟 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰兼鸟$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰兼鸟$(G)

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