芷

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 7

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhǐ
Cantonese: zi2
JapaneseKun: KUSA
JapaneseOn: SHI
Korean: CI
Vietnamese: chỉ

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: angelica, type of iris

CE-Dict: angelica (type of iris)/plant root used in traditional Chinese medicine

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.angelica

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】芷
【唐韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤諸市切，音止。白芷，藥名。【本草】一名芳香，一名澤芬，生河東川谷中，主長肌膚，潤澤顏色，可作面脂。【荀子·勸學篇】蘭槐之根是爲芷。【屈原·離騷】扈江蘺與辟芷兮。　又地名。【前漢·夏侯嬰傳】戰于藍田芷陽。【註】芷陽，後爲霸陵縣。◎按芷陽《史記》作茝陽，音義同。