柷

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhù
Cantonese: zuk1
JapaneseOn: SHUKU
Korean: CHWUK

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: instrument

CE-Dict: percussion instrument, a tapering wooden bax struck from the inside with a drumstick

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《木部》柷樂，木空也。所以止音為節。从木，祝省聲。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】柷
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤昌六切，音俶。【說文】樂，木空也，所以止音爲節。【書·益稷謨】合止柷敔。【註】柷狀如桼桶，方二尺四寸，深一尺八寸。中有椎柄，連厎挏之，令左右擊。郭璞云：樂之初，擊柷以作之。樂之末，戛敔以止之。　又【廣韻】之六切，音祝。義同。　又【類篇】木名。【爾雅·釋木】柷，州木。髦，柔英。

Han-De-Dict: Schlagkasten (chin. Schlaginstrument) (u.E.) (S, Mus)