薤

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 16

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiè
Cantonese: haai6
JapaneseKun: RAKKYOU
JapaneseOn: KAI KEI
Korean: HAY

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: allium bakeri; shallots, scallion

CE-Dict: Allium bakeri/shallot/scallion

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a vegetable roughly resembling a leek with tiny purple flowers in summer whose scaly stalks are edible when tender

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: 【醫】 Allium sinensis G. Don.

湘雅醫學專業詞典: Allium chinense G.Don

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】薤
【唐韻】胡介切【正韻】下戒切，𠀤音械。【說文】菜也。【爾雅·釋草】薤，鴻薈。【註】薤，似韭之菜也。【禮·內則】切蔥若薤，實諸醯以柔之。【儀禮·士相見禮】註：蔥薤之屬，食之止臥。　又簟名。【韓翃詩】薤葉照人呈夏簟。　又《古樂府·薤露行》。　又【韻補】胡計切，音系。【魏文帝·塘上行】念君常苦悲，夜夜不能寐。莫以魚肉賤，棄損蔥與薤。
考證：〔【儀禮·士相見禮】蔥薤之屬。〕　謹照原書士相見禮下增註字。

Han-De-Dict: Schalotte (u.E.) (S)