簨

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: sǔn, zhuàn
Cantonese: seon2 seon3
JapaneseKun: YOKOGI
JapaneseOn: SHUN SAN ZEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a beam for hanging bells or drums

CE-Dict: cross-beam for hanging bells

康熙字典文字版 【未集上】【竹字部】簨
【廣韻】思尹切【集韻】【韻會】聳尹切【正韻】聳允切，𠀤音筍。【廣韻】簨虡。【釋名】所以懸鼓者。橫曰簨。簨，峻也，在上高峻也。縱曰虡。虡，舉也，在旁舉簨也。簨上之版曰業，刻爲牙，捷業如鋸齒也。【禮·明堂位】夏后氏之龍簨虡。【註】簨、虡，所以懸鐘磬。橫曰簨，飾之以鱗屬。植曰虡，飾之以臝屬、羽屬。　又【集韻】雛綰切，音撰。竹器。【禮·喪大記】食于簨。徐邈讀。　又【正韻】《考工記》作筍。亦作栒、𥯗。