窆

Information about character(s)

Radical: 穴
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: biǎn
Cantonese: bin2
JapaneseKun: HOUMURU
JapaneseOn: BIN HOU
Korean: PHYEM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to put a coffin in a grave

CE-Dict: put a coffin in grave

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to put the coffin in the grave; to bury

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《穴部》窆葬下棺也。从穴乏聲。《周禮》曰：“及窆執斧。”

康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【穴字部】窆
【唐韻】方驗切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】陂驗切，𠀤音砭。【說文】葬下棺也。【周禮·地官】及窆執斧，以涖匠師。又【春官】共喪之窆器。【註】下棺豐𥓓之屬。　又【集韻】悲檢切，音貶。義同。　又逋鄧切。與𥦜同。　【韻會】或作封。見禮記。

CF-Dict: mettre en bière