Read Edit View history 錾 zàn engraving tool Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint A metal 金 cutting tool 斩; 斩 also provides the pronunciation Pinyin Separate values with commas zàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 鏨 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 錾 Simp strokes 錾 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 錾 Simp strokes 錾 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 錾 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 182, 700 ], [ 505, 733 ] ], [ [ 340, 829 ], [ 361, 781 ], [ 247, 546 ], [ 473, 582 ] ], [ [ 352, 647 ], [ 372, 615 ], [ 371, 375 ] ], [ [ 153, 450 ], [ 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