莿

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11
Variants: 朿刺

Pronunciation

Pinyin: cì
Cantonese: ci3
JapaneseKun: TOGE
JapaneseOn: SHI SEKI SHAKU
Korean: CA

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: thorn

CE-Dict: Urtica thunbergiana

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》莿茦也。从艸刺聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】莿
【唐韻】七賜切，音刺。【說文】策也。【玉篇】芒也，草木針也。　【字彙補】與譏刺字義同。【鶡冠子·世兵篇】非過材之莿也。　【正字通】與茦同。

CF-Dict: ortie brûlante/Urtica thunbergiana