豉

Information about character(s)

Radical: 豆
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 11

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chǐ, shì
Cantonese: si6
JapaneseKun: MISO
JapaneseOn: SHI JI
Korean: SI
Vietnamese: xị

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: fermented beans

CE-Dict: salted fermented beans

康熙字典文字版 【酉集中】【豆字部】豉
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】是義切【正韻】時吏切，𠀤音䊓。與𢻃同。【說文】配鹽幽尗也。【徐曰】尗，豆也。幽，謂造之幽暗也。【釋名】豉，嗜也。五味調和，須之而成，乃可甘嗜也。【史記·貨殖傳】鹽豉千合。【前漢·食貨志】長安樊少翁賣豉，號豉樊。　又草豉。【本草綱目】生巴西諸國，草似韭狀，豉出花中。彼人食之。　又豉蟲。【葛洪·肘後方】此蟲正黑如大豆，浮遊水上，治射工毒成瘡、口不能語。用豉母蟲一枚含口中，卽瘥。　【類篇】或作䜻。

CF-Dict: graines de soja fermenté et salé