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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 14

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiǎn
Cantonese: hin2

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: (an ancient form of 顯) motes in a sunbeam, bright, fibrous, to manifest; to display, to be illustrious, evident, to seem; to appear, cocoons; chrysalis, will not have a pleasant conversation

CE-Dict: old variant of 顯|显[xian3]/visible/apparent

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《日部》㬎 衆微杪也。从日中視絲。古文以為顯字。或曰衆口皃。讀若唫唫。或以為繭;繭者,絮中往往有小繭也。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集上】【日字部】 㬎
【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤呼典切,音蜆。【說文】𣊡,衆微杪也。从日中視絲,古文以爲顯字。或曰衆口貌。讀若唫。唫或以爲繭。繭者,絮中往往有小繭也。【廣韻】今作㬎。衆明也,微妙也。【類篇】頭明飾也。一曰著也,光也。亦姓。 又【唐韻】五合切【集韻】鄂合切,𠀤音蛤。又【集韻】渠飮切,音噤。義𠀤同。
考證:〔【說文】作㬎,微杪也。〕 謹照原文㬎上删作字。㬎下增衆字。