葎

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: lǜ
Cantonese: leot6
JapaneseKun: MUGURA
JapaneseOn: RITSU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: Humulus japonicus

CE-Dict: Humulus japonicus

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》葎艸也。从艸律聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】葎
【唐韻】呂䘏切，音律，蔓艸。【玉篇】似葛有刺。【本草】葎草莖有細刺，善勒人膚，故名勒草。訛爲葎草。