薺

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 14
Total Strokes: 17
Simplified Form: 荠
Variants: 萕

Pronunciation

Pinyin: cí, jì, qì
Cantonese: cai4 cai5 ci4
JapaneseKun: NAZUNA
JapaneseOn: SEI ZAI
Korean: CEY

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: water-chestnuts; caltrop

CE-Dict: water chestnut

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a kind of vegetable; shepherd's purse
qi
ㄑㄧ@
1.the caltrop
2.a water chestnut

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》薺蒺棃也。从艸齊聲。《詩》曰：“牆有薺。”

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】薺
【集韻】【正韻】𠀤在禮切，音鱭。甘菜。【詩·邶風】誰謂荼苦，其甘如薺。【董仲舒·雨雹對】薺麥始生，由陽升也。　又【韻會】草名。　又【類篇】才詣切，音劑。義同。　又才資切，音疵。《采薺》，逸《詩》篇名。【周禮·春官·樂師】趨以采薺。　又通茨，見茨字註。

CF-Dict: capselle

Han-De-Dict: Wasserkastanie ( lat. Eleocharis dulcis ) (u.E.) (S, Bio)