芍

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 3
Total Strokes: 6

Pronunciation

Pinyin: sháo, xiào, què, dì
Cantonese: coek3 zoek3
JapaneseKun: KUROKUWAI HASUNOMI
JapaneseOn: SHAKU
Korean: CAK CEK
Vietnamese: thược

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: peony; water chestnuts

CE-Dict: Chinese peony/Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a peony

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》芍鳧茈也。从艸勺聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】芍
【唐韻】市若切【韻會】【正韻】職略切，𠀤音勺。【詩·鄭風】贈之以芍藥。【古今註】芍藥一名可離，故將離而後贈之。【本草釋名】芍藥，猶綽約也，此草花容綽約，故以爲名。　又【正韻】如灼切，音若。義同。　又【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤胡了切，音皛。【爾雅·釋草】芍，鳧茈。【註】生下田，苗似龍鬚而細，根似指頭，黑色，可食。　又【唐韻】【正韻】七雀切【韻會】七約切，𠀤音鵲。【後漢·王景傳】廬江郡界有楚相孫叔敖所起芍陂稻田。【註】陂，在今壽州安豐縣東。　又【廣韻】都歷切【正韻】丁歷切，𠀤音的。蓮中子也。通的。
考證：〔【詩·衞風】贈之以芍藥。〕　謹照原書衞風改鄭風。

CF-Dict: Pivoine chinoise/paeonia albiflora ou lactiflora