墠

Information about character(s)

Radical: 土
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 12
Total Strokes: 15

Pronunciation

Pinyin: shàn, chǎn
Cantonese: sin6
JapaneseOn: SEN ZEN TAN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: smooth, hard spot made level for sacrificial altar

CE-Dict: level spot for sacrifices

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《土部》墠野土也。从土單聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集中】【土字部】墠
【廣韻】常演切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】上演切，𠀤音善。【說文】野土也。一曰除地祭處，築土爲壇，除地爲墠。【書·金縢】爲三壇同墠。【禮·祭法】王立七廟，一壇一墠。又爲祧，有二去祧，爲壇去壇，爲墠去墠曰鬼。　又【集韻】【韻會】𠀤時戰切，音膳。義同。　又【集韻】他干切，音灘。寬也。　又叶虞遠切，音阮。【詩·鄭風】東門之墠，茹藘在阪。其室則邇，其人甚遠。　又與壇通。