鼷

鼷 · xī

a mouse

Entry ↗

Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xī
Cantonese
hai4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

a mouse

Dictionary definitions & readings

鼷 xī · used in 鼷鼠 xī shǔ

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
74777.130:xī Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1230.030:xī Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
393.240:xī Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
xī粵hai4 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ケイ ゲイ はつかねずみ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
胡雞 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HVBVK Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7271.3 7273.4 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1529.220 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
089.30 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0876m Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9F37
Radical
鼠 · 208
Strokes
23
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #8099

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

23 strokes
鼷
Strokes
23
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

23 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
hej · 胡雞 · 蟹開四平齊匣 · #304

PHONO-ML, source line 2885; 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
1568.507
kDaeJaweon
2065.370
kGSR
0876m
kHanYu
74777.130
kIRGDaeJaweon
2065.370
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74777.130
kIRGKangXi
1529.220
kKangXi
1529.220
kMatthews
2430
kMorohashi
48477
kSBGY
089.30
kSMSZD2003Index
830.02
kCangjie
HVBVK
kFourCornerCode
7271.3 7273.4
kMojiJoho
MJ030035
kPhonetic
427
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-777B
kIRG_HSource
HB2-F87B
kIRG_JSource
J14-7E65
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-91C5
kIRG_KSource
K2-745E
kIRG_TSource
T2-702B
kRSUnicode
208.10
kTotalStrokes
23
kBigFive
F87B
kCCCII
235F5F
kCNS1986
2-702B
kCNS1992
2-702B
kEACC
235F5F
kGB0
8791
kGB1
8791
kJIS0213
2,94,69
kJis1
7725
kMainlandTelegraph
7863
kTGH
2013:8099
kTaiwanTelegraph
7863
kXerox
310:175
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+15375+208.13.10
kCantonese
hai4
kDefinition
a mouse
kFanqie
胡雞
kHanyuPinyin
74777.130:xī
kJapanese
ケイ ゲイ はつかねずみ
kJapaneseKun
HATSUKANEZUMI
kJapaneseOn
KEI GEI
kKorean
HYEY
kMandarin
xī
kSMSZD2003Readings
xī粵hai4
kTGHZ2013
393.240:xī
kXHC1983
1230.030:xī

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 鼷0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
鼠 beside 奚 · the shape used in China, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰鼠奚$(GP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰鼠奚$(GP)

^⿺鼠奚$(HTJK)

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