萑

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhuī, huán
Cantonese: wun4
JapaneseKun: OGI
JapaneseOn: KAN GAN SUI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: grass used for making mats; Huanpu, place famous for robbers

CE-Dict: (reeds)

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《萑部》萑鴟屬。从隹从𦫳，有毛角。所鳴，其民有旤。凡萑之屬皆从萑。讀若和。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】萑
【唐韻】職追切，音鵻。【說文】草多貌。　又草名。茺蔚也。【爾雅·釋草】萑蓷。【註】茺蔚，又名益母。　又【集韻】枲未漚者。　又【韻會】胡官切，音桓。【說文】薍也。【詩·豳風】八月萑葦。【疏】初生者爲菼，長大爲薍，成則爲萑。【周禮·春官】其柏席用萑黼純。【註】萑，如葦而紉。　又【前漢·息夫躬傳】涕泣流兮萑蘭。【註】涕泣闌干也。　又鳥名，鴟屬。字从𠁥。詳隹部。

CF-Dict: (roseau)