Radical 95
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玄 | ||
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玄 (U+7384) "dark, profound" | ||
Pronunciations | ||
Pinyin: | xuán | |
Bopomofo: | ㄒㄩㄢˊ | |
Wade–Giles: | hsüan2 | |
Cantonese Yale: | yùhn | |
Jyutping: | jyun4 | |
Japanese Kana: | ケン ken / ゲン gen (on'yomi) くろい kuroi (kun'yomi) | |
Sino-Korean: | 현 hyeon | |
Names | ||
Japanese name(s): | 玄/げん gen | |
Hangul: | 검을 geomeul | |
Stroke order animation | ||
Radical 95 or radical profound (玄部) meaning "
In the
This radical is not used in
Evolution
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Bronze script character
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Large seal script character
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Small seal script character
Derived characters
Strokes | Characters |
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+0 | 玄 ("dark, deep, profound, abstruse") |
+4 | 玅 (=妙 -> 女, "mysterious, subtle, exquisite") |
+5 | 玆 ("now, here; this; time, year") |
+6 | 率 ("to lead; ratio; rate, frequency; limit") 玈 ("black") |
Variant forms
There is a design nuance in different printing typefaces for this radical character, akin to the differences found in radical
The difference of the upper part 亠 applies to both printing typefaces and handwriting forms; The difference of the lower part 幺 exists only in printing typefaces, not in any handwriting form.
Traditional Typefaces | Handwriting form Modern Chinese |
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玄 | 玄 |
Sinogram
As an independent sinogram it is a Jōyō kanji, or a kanji used in writing the Japanese language.[1] It is a secondary school kanji.[2] It refers to the color of the night sky.
See also
References
- ^ "Jōyō Kanji Hyō" 常用漢字表 [List of Joyo Kanji] (PDF) (in Japanese). Agency of Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "KANJI-Link". www.kanji-link.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
Further reading
- Fazzioli, Edoardo (1987). Chinese calligraphy : from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters. calligraphy by Rebecca Hon Ko. New York: ISBN 0-89659-774-1.
- Lunde, Ken (Jan 5, 2009). "Appendix J: Japanese Character Sets" (PDF). CJKV Information Processing: Chinese, Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese Computing (Second ed.). ISBN 978-0-596-51447-1.