藪

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 15
Total Strokes: 18
Simplified Form: 薮
Variants: 籔

Pronunciation

Pinyin: sǒu, shǔ, còu
Cantonese: sau2
JapaneseKun: YABU
JapaneseOn: SOU
Korean: SWU
Vietnamese: sú

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: marsh, swamp; wild country; clump of trees or bushes

CE-Dict: marsh/gathering place

Soothill: A marsh, reserve, retreat, refuge, lair: translit. s (स्), su (सु).

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a shallow lake overgrown with wild plants
2.an assembling place
3.to search

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》藪大澤也。从艸𢿙聲。九州之藪：楊州具區，荆州雲夢，豫州甫田，青州孟諸，沇州大野，雝州弦圃，幽州奚養，冀州楊紆，并州昭餘祁是也。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】藪
【唐韻】【集韻】𠀤蘇后切，音叟。【爾雅·釋地】十藪。【註】大澤也。【周禮·天官·大宰】藪牧養藩鳥獸。【風俗通】藪，厚也。有草木魚鼈，所以厚養人也。【詩·鄭風】叔在藪。　又【唐韻古音】讀數。【易林】山林麓藪，非人所處。又【集韻】引《聘禮》十六斗曰籔。或从艸。　又【韻會】窶藪，戴器也。【前漢·東方朔傳註】以盆盛物戴於頭者，則以窶藪薦之。【蘇林曰】藪音數錢之數。　又【集韻】千𠋫切，音凑。【周禮·冬官·輪人】以其圍之，阞捎其藪。【註】藪讀爲蜂藪之藪，謂轂空壷中也。蜂藪，猶言趨也。藪者，衆輻之所趨也。

Japanese Places Yabu (loc)

CF-Dict: marais/lieu de rencontre/lieu de rassemblement

Han-De-Dict: siehe 藪sou3 (u.E.)