殭

See also: 僵

殭 U+6BAD, 殭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6BAD ← 殬 [U+6BAC] CJK Unified Ideographs 殮 → [U+6BAE]

Translingual

Han character

殭 (Kangxi radical 78, 歹+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 一弓一田一 (MNMWM), four-corner 1121₆, composition ⿰歹畺)

1. stiff (corpse)
2. rigid
3. deadlocked

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 583, character 36
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16588
• Dae Jaweon: page 976, character 22
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1395, character 6
• Unihan data for U+6BAD

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 殭 – see 僵 (“to fall down; stiff; rigid; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 僵).

Japanese

Kanji

殭

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. stiff corpse

Readings

• On (unclassified): きょう (kyō); こう (kō)
• Kun: かたくなる (katakunaru)

Korean

Hanja

殭 (eum 강 (gang))

1. a stiff corpse

Vietnamese

Han character

殭: Hán Nôm readings: cương

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References

• Nom Foundation