莛

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: tíng, tǐng
Cantonese: ting4
JapaneseKun: KUKI
JapaneseOn: TEI JOU
Korean: CENG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: stalks of grasses, etc.

CE-Dict: stalk of grass

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the stem or stalk of a grass

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》莛莖也。从艸廷聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】莛
【唐韻】特丁切【集韻】【韻會】唐丁切，𠀤音廷。【說文】莖也。【前漢·東方朔傳】以莛撞鐘。【註】謂槀莛也。【玉篇】言其聲不可發也。【韓愈詩】有如寸莛撞巨鐘。　又【莊子·齊物論】舉莛與楹，厲與西施，恢恑憰怪，道通爲一。【司馬註】莛，屋梁也。　又【唐韻】【正韻】徒鼎切【集韻】待頂切，𠀤音挺。義同。

CF-Dict: tige/brin d'herbe