鼬

鼬 · yòu

weasel, Mustela itatsi

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
yòu
Cantonese
jau6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

weasel, Mustela itatsi

Dictionary definitions & readings

鼬 yòu · (zoology) weasel

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
74773.120:yòu Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1405.090:yòu Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
445.100:yòu Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
yòu粵jau6 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ユウ ユ いたち Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
유:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
余救 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HVLW Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7571.6 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1528.140 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
437.02 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1079d Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9F2C
Radical
鼠 · 208
Strokes
18
Residual strokes
5
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6350

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

18 strokes
鼬
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

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
yuwH · 余救 · 流開三去尤以 · #3054

PHONO-ML, source line 15858; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1568.206
kDaeJaweon
2064.320
kFennIndex
640.06
kGSR
1079d
kHanYu
74773.120
kIRGDaeJaweon
2064.320
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74773.120
kIRGKangXi
1528.140
kKangXi
1528.140
kKarlgren
253
kMatthews
7518
kMorohashi
48427 48427:E0101
kNelson
5418
kSBGY
437.02
kSMSZD2003Index
829.10
kCangjie
HVLW
kFenn
818K
kFourCornerCode
7571.6
kHKGlyph
4742
kMojiJoho
MJ030018 MJ030018:E0101 MJ030019:E0102
kPhonetic
1512
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIICore
AGTJHM
kIRG_GSource
G0-7778
kIRG_HSource
HB1-C35E
kIRG_JSource
J0-736C
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-91AC
kIRG_KSource
K1-6A26
kIRG_TSource
T1-782A
kRSUnicode
208.5
kTotalStrokes
18
kBigFive
C35E
kCCCII
216279
kCNS1986
1-782A
kCNS1992
1-782A
kEACC
216279
kGB0
8788
kGB1
8788
kJis0
8376
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
7860
kTGH
2013:6350
kTaiwanTelegraph
7860
kXerox
273:055
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+7455+208.13.5
kCantonese
jau6
kDefinition
weasel, Mustela itatsi
kFanqie
余救
kHangul
유:1N
kHanyuPinyin
74773.120:yòu
kJapanese
ユウ ユ いたち
kJapaneseKun
ITACHI
kJapaneseOn
YUU YU
kKorean
YU
kMandarin
yòu
kSMSZD2003Readings
yòu粵jau6
kTGHZ2013
445.100:yòu
kXHC1983
1405.090:yòu

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
14dictionary records using 鼬0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
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Shape description
鼠 beside 由 · the shape used in China, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰鼠由$(GP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰鼠由$(GP)

^⿺鼠由$(HTJK)

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