菀

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: wǎn, yù, yùn
Cantonese: jyun2
JapaneseKun: SONO TSUMU
JapaneseOn: EN ON UTSU UCHI UN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: luxuriance of growth

CE-Dict: luxuriance of growth

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.exuberant; luxuriant; lush
2.clogged; stagnant

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》菀茈菀，出漢中房陵。从艸宛聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】菀
【唐韻】於阮切，音婉。【說文】茈菀，出漢中房陵。【本草】紫菀，其根色紫而柔宛，故名。許愼作茈菀。　又【博雅】女腸，女菀也。　又茂盛貌。【詩·小雅】瞻彼阪田，有菀其特。【箋】菀然茂特之苗。【又】有菀者柳。【傳】菀，茂木也。　又【前漢·百官表】邊郡六牧師菀令。　又【水經注】菀川，水出勇士縣之子城。　又通苑。詳苑字註。　又【廣韻】紆勿切，音鬱。義同。　又【集韻】與蘊同。

Han-De-Dict: Wan (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)