荃

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: quán, chuò
Cantonese: cyun4
JapaneseKun: KARASHIAE
JapaneseOn: SEN SON SETSU SECHI SATSU
Korean: CEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: aromatic herb; fine cloth

CE-Dict: (fragrant plant)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a fragrant herb
2.fine cloth

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》荃芥脃也。从艸全聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】荃
【廣韻】此緣切【韻會】逡緣切，𠀤音詮。【說文】芥脃也，亦香草也。【屈原·離騷】荃不察余之中情。【拾遺記】荃蕪香，出波弋國，浸地則土石皆香，以燻枯骨則肌肉皆生。　又【正韻】蘇昆切，音孫。義同。　又通絟。【前漢·江都王傳】繇王閩侯遺建荃葛。【註】細布也。　又通筌。【莊子·外物篇】得魚而忘荃。【註】積柴水中，使魚依而食焉。
考證：〔【說文】芥𦛞也。〕　謹照原文𦛞改脃。