嫋

Information about character(s)

Radical: 女
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 13
Variants: 嬝

Pronunciation

Pinyin: niǎo
Cantonese: niu5
JapaneseKun: TAOYAKA SHINAYAKA
JapaneseOn: JOU JAKU DEKI
Korean: NYO YAK

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: slender and delicate

CE-Dict: delicate/graceful

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《女部》嫋㚩也。从女从弱。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集下】【女字部】嫋
【廣韻】奴鳥切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】乃了切，𠀤音褭。風動貌。【楚辭·九歌】嫋嫋兮秋風。　又長弱貌。【鮑照詩】嫋嫋柳垂條。　又悠揚貌。【蘇軾·赤壁賦】餘音嫋嫋。【六書故】與裊通。俗作嬝。　又【集韻】【韻會】日灼切【正韻】如灼切，𠀤音弱。長貌。【司馬相如·上林賦】娬媚姌嫋。　又【集韻】昵格切，音蹃。又乃歷切，音溺。義𠀤同。