楨

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 13
Simplified Form: 桢

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhēn
Cantonese: zing1
JapaneseKun: NEZUMIMOCHI
JapaneseOn: TEI CHOU
Korean: CENG
Vietnamese: trính

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: hardwood; supports, posts

CE-Dict: evergreen shrub

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.hard and strong wood
2.terminal posts of an ancient earthen wall

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《木部》楨剛木也。从木貞聲。上郡有楨林縣。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】楨
【唐韻】陟盈切【集韻】【韻會】知盈切【正韻】諸成切，𠀤音貞。【說文】剛木也。【山海經】太山之上多楨木。【郭註】女楨也。冬不凋。　又楨榦，築牆所立兩木也。【書·費誓】峙乃楨榦。【孔傳】題曰楨，旁曰榦。楨當牆兩端者也，榦在牆兩邊者也。　又楨林，縣名。【前漢·地理志】屬上郡。
考證：〔【山海經】太山之上多楨女。〕　謹照原文楨女改楨木。

CF-Dict: arbuste à feuilles persistantes

Han-De-Dict: Hartholz (u.E.) (S)/früher beim Bau einer Mauer eingesetzte Grenzpfeiler (u.E.)