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漢字Kanji · in States & Attributes

舜: type of morning glory, rose of Sharon

Also: althea

JLPT N113 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met

⺤ and 舛 carry the meaning · 冖 is drawn in

13 strokes

One reading

シュンshun · on'yomi · in compounds

No common words use this reading.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Origin · sourced

Altered from seal script form 䑞.

Source: Wiktionary, 舜 (rev. 93444516), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The name of a legendary sage king in ancient Chinese history, often associated with the coordinated "dance" of righteous governance and social order.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

舜 gives its sound to

The family reading is シュン (shun). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shùn

Same form: 舜 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
舜 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
舜 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin shùn most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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