槵

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 15

Pronunciation

Pinyin: huàn
JapaneseKun: MUKU
JapaneseOn: KAN GAN

Dictionary definitions

Soothill: A species of Sapindus, or soap-berry tree, whose seeds 槵子 are used for rosaries.

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】槵
【唐韻】【集韻】𠀤胡慣切，音患。俗省作梙。【廣韻】無槵，木名。【集韻】皮子可澣。【酉陽雜俎】燒之極香，辟惡氣。一名噤婁，一名桓。【崔豹·古今註】拾𣙁木。一名無患。昔有神巫，名寶眊，能符劾百鬼，得鬼以此棒殺之，世人以此木爲衆鬼所畏，故名無患也。　又【通雅】槵子實可去垢，核黑如𣘦。【正字通】謂可爲念珠。引佛經云：當貫木槵子一百八個，常自隨身。