蘅

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 16
Total Strokes: 19

Pronunciation

Pinyin: héng
Cantonese: hang4
JapaneseOn: KOU GYOU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a fragrant plant the root is medicinal

CE-Dict: Asarum blumei (wild ginger plant)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a fragrant plant

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】蘅
【唐韻】戸庚切，音行。【玉篇】香草也。【爾雅·釋草】杜，土鹵。【註】杜衡也，似葵而香。【唐本草註】杜衡，葉似葵，形如馬蹄，故俗云馬蹄香。【屈原·離騷】雜杜蘅與芳芷。俱作衡。　又微蘅，草名。【述異記】魏興錫山多生微蘅草。　又【唐韻古音】音杭。【屈原·九歌】白玉兮爲瑱，疏石兮爲芳。芷葺兮荷蓋，繚之兮杜蘅。【宋玉·風賦】獵蕙草，離秦蘅，被辛夷，槩稊楊。
考證：〔【宋玉·風賦】獵蕙草，雜秦蘅〕　謹照原文雜改離。

CF-Dict: Asarum blumei/gingembre sauvage

Han-De-Dict: Wilder Ingwer (u.E.)