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Kanji Detail for 琰 - "pointed tablet"
琰
- Meaning
琰 means "pointed tablet."
Pointed tablet - A ceremonial jade tablet with a sharp tip.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
jewel; gem; glitter of gems
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
jewel, gem; glitter of gems
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
gem; glitter of gems
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
gemstone fire; scintillation
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A gui tablet with a pointed top is called 琰圭. When the Son of Heaven sent someone to the feudal lords for reprimand, they held the 琰圭 as a token. Seen in (Rites of Zhou).
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
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- Strokes
- Radical
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