芨

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 6

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jī
Cantonese: gap1
JapaneseKun: SOKUZU
JapaneseOn: KYUU KOU
Korean: KUP

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: name of a plant, the roots are used for various purposes

CE-Dict: Bletilla hyacinthina (mucilaginous)/Acronym for the Chinese Elder tree 菫草

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: lofty

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: lofty

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》芨堇艸也。从艸及聲。讀若急。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】芨
【唐韻】居立切，音急。【玉篇】芨，堇草，卽烏頭也。　又【本草】白芨，葉似初生椶苗，開花長寸許，紅紫色，中心如舌，七月實熟。陶弘景曰：可以作糊。本名連及草，或作白及，或作白給。　又紙芨。【謝靈運·山居賦】剝芨巖椒。【自註】芨皮可爲紙。【顧氏·負暄雜錄】扶桑國出芨皮紙。