Radical
Strokes
18
Residual strokes
13
Mandarin
lián
Teochew

Glyph

Radical
Residual strokes
13 strokes
Strokes
18 strokes
Mandarin
lián

Definitions by reading

liem5
Mandarin equivalent lián
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng liam5 Chaoyang niam5 Chenghai niang5 Jieyang niam5 Raoping niam5 Shantou niam5
①镰刀,割草及收割庄稼的农具。
②收割谷物和割草的农具:镰刀

English meaning

sickle

GuangyunPhonological reconstruction

1
來母 三等 開口 鹽韵 平声 力鹽切
Reconstruction:
Original

刀鐮也,釋名曰:鐮廉也,薄其所刈似廉也。

2
來母 三等 開口 鹽韵 平声 力鹽切
Reconstruction:
Original

上同。