埴

Information about character(s)

Radical: 土
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhí
Cantonese: zik6
JapaneseKun: HANI
JapaneseOn: SHOKU
Korean: SIK CHI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: soil with large clay content

CE-Dict: soil with large clay content

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《土部》埴黏土也。从土直聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集中】【土字部】埴
【廣韻】常職切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】丞職切，𠀤音寔。【說文】黏土也。【書·禹貢】厥土赤埴墳。　又陶旊之工謂之摶埴。【周禮·冬官考工記】摶埴之工。【莊子·馬蹄篇】陶者曰：我善爲埴。　又瞽者以杖擿地而後行，謂之擿埴。【揚子·修身篇】擿埴索塗，冥行而已。或作𡌴𡑠。　又【類篇】質力切。埴𡑠同。

CF-Dict: argile/argileux/objet d'argile/statuette/poterie/façonner en argile