薦

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 16
Simplified Form: 荐
Variants: 荐

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiàn
Cantonese: zin3
JapaneseKun: SUSUMERU KUSAYOMOGI KOMO
JapaneseOn: SEN SHIN
Korean: CHEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: offer, present; recommend

CE-Dict: to recommend/to offer sacrifice (arch.)/grass/straw mat

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to recommend; to offer; to present
2.fodder for animals; grass
3.a straw mat; a mat, especially for sleeping
4.food and dishes
5.to repeat
6.repeatedly

1.to recommend; to offer
2.grass; straw
3.a straw mat

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: recommend; straw

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《𢊁部》薦獸之所食艸。从𢊁从艸。古者神人以𢊁遺黃帝。帝曰：「何食？何處？」曰：「食薦；夏處水澤，冬處松柏。」

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】薦
〔古文〕𧲛【唐韻】【集韻】𠀤作甸切，音𧲛。【爾雅·釋草】薦，黍蓬。【疏】蒿也。【唐書·契苾何力傳】逐薦草美水以爲生。【說文】獸之所食草也。【莊子·齊物論】麋鹿食薦。【郭註】六畜所食曰薦。　又【韻會】進也。【易·豫卦】殷薦之上帝。【周禮·籩人】薦羞之實。【註】未食未飮曰薦，旣食旣飮曰羞。【穀梁傳註】無牲而祭曰薦。又【集韻】才甸切。通荐。【前漢·終軍傳】隨畜薦居。【師古註】薦讀曰荐。　又與縉通。【史記·五帝本紀】薦紳先生難言之。　又【揚子·方言】江淮家居𥴖中謂之薦。【註】薦音荐。　又【字彙補】卽略切，音爵。【詩·大雅】𥂘醢以薦。與臄、咢爲韻。　【集韻】或作𥤆、𧲛。𥴖字原从稗作。
考證：〔【周禮·籩人】薦羞之事。〕　謹照原文事改實。〔【揚子·方言】江淮家𥴖于中，謂之薦。【註】薦音符。〕　謹照原文𥴖于改居𥴖。符改荐。

CF-Dict: recommander

Han-De-Dict: befürworten, empfehlen (u.E.) (V)