𫍲 · xiǎo

scold, censure; lead people toward virtuous ways; small, little

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin: xiǎo
Cantonese: siu2
Definition source: Unihan kDefinition

scold, censure; lead people toward virtuous ways; small, little

Dictionary definitions & readings

𫍲 sǒu · to induce

𫍲 xiǎo · small

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators: 1271.010:xiǎo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators: 404.010:xiǎo Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes: 3774.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions: 1188.181 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode: U+2B372
Radical: 讠 · 149
Strokes: 11
Residual strokes: 9
Standard list: 通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7255

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History & distinctions

Related forms

謏

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties

kKangXi: 1188.181
kFourCornerCode: 3774.7
kPhonetic: 1143*
kUnihanCore2020: G
kIRG_GSource: GCH-2B372
kIRG_USource: UTC-00044
kRSUnicode: 149'.9
kTotalStrokes: 11
kTGH: 2013:7255
kCantonese: siu2
kDefinition: scold, censure; lead people toward virtuous ways; small, little
kMandarin: xiǎo
kTGHZ2013: 404.010:xiǎo
kXHC1983: 1271.010:xiǎo
kTraditionalVariant: U+8B0F

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Structure & connections

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2dictionary records using 𫍲0forms using this shape0attributed sound links

⿰ Left / right

讠

叟

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰讠叟$(G)

^⿰讠⿱⿻臼丨又$(U)

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