甃

Information about character(s)

Radical: 瓦
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 13

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhòu
Cantonese: zau3
JapaneseKun: SHIKIGAWARA
JapaneseOn: SHUU
Korean: CHWU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: brick wall of a well

CE-Dict: brickwork of well

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《瓦部》甃井壁也。从瓦秋聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集上】【瓦字部】甃
〔古文〕㼙【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤側救切，音縐。【說文】井甓也。【易·井卦】六四井甃旡咎。【註】結砌也。馬云：爲瓦裏下達上。【疏】甃，亦治也。以塼壘井，修井之壞，謂之甃。【莊子·秋水篇】缺甃之崖。　又【李賀詩】光明藹不發，腰龜徒甃銀。【註】唐官制，四品以下龜袋飾銀。甃，猶飾也。