簟

Information about character(s)

Radical: 竹
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 12
Total Strokes: 18

Pronunciation

Pinyin: diàn
Cantonese: tim5
JapaneseKun: TAKAMUSHIRO
JapaneseOn: TEN
Korean: CEM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: bamboo mat

CE-Dict: fine woven grass mat

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a bamboo mat

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《竹部》簟竹席也。从竹𪉷聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集上】【竹字部】簟
【廣韻】徒玷切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】徒點切，𠀤音扂。竹名。【南越志】博羅縣東洲足簟竹銘曰：簟竹旣大，薄且空中，節長一丈，其長如松。【贊寧·筍譜】簟竹，長二丈猶爲筍，可食。　又【集韻】徒念切，音磹。【說文】竹席也。【釋名】簟，簟也，布之簟簟然平正也。【揚子·方言】宋謂之笙，關西謂之簟。【詩·齊風】簟茀朱鞹。【傳】方文席也。又【小雅】下莞上簟。【箋】竹葦曰簟。【禮·禮器】莞簟之安，而稾鞂之設。【左思·吳都賦】桃笙象簟。【註】桃笙，桃枝簟。吳人謂簟爲笙。又象牙以爲簟。　又叶徒錦切【詩·小雅】下莞上簟，乃安斯寢。【朱傳】簟，徒檢、徒錦二反。寢，于檢、于錦二反。

CF-Dict: tapis tissé de qualité

Han-De-Dict: (English: fine woven grass mat) (u.E.)