甍

Information about character(s)

Radical: 瓦
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 14

Pronunciation

Pinyin: méng
Cantonese: mang4
JapaneseKun: IRAKA
JapaneseOn: BOU
Korean: MENG
Vietnamese: mành

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: rafters supporting roof tiles

CE-Dict: rafters supporting tiles/ridge of a roof

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《瓦部》甍屋棟也。从瓦，夢省聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集上】【瓦字部】甍
【唐韻】莫耕切【集韻】謨耕切【正韻】眉庚切，𠀤音萌。【說文】屋棟也。从瓦，夢省聲。【徐鍇曰】所以承瓦，故从瓦。【左傳·襄二十八年】猶援廟桷動於甍。【註】甍，屋棟。【晉語】譬之如室，旣鎭其甍矣。註：棟也。【張衡·西京賦】鳳騫翥於甍標。【註】甍，棟也。標末也。　又【釋名】屋脊曰甍。甍，蒙也。在上覆蒙屋也。　又【集韻】母亙切，音懜。棟也。　又【集韻】忙成切，音明。義同。　【類篇】或作𤭐。