鏾
Information about character(s)
Radical: 金Radical Strokes: 8
Additional Strokes: 12
Total Strokes: 20
Variants: 𠜎
Pronunciation
Pinyin: sǎn, xiàn, sàCantonese: sin3
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: the trigger of a crossbow; crossbowCE-Dict: the trigger of a crossbow/crossbow
康熙字典文字版 【戌集上】【金字部】 鏾
【廣韻】蘇旱切【集韻】顙旱切,𠀤音散。弩牙緩也。 又【集韻】先旰切,音繖。弩也。 又【正字通】一說弩無鏾名,鏾音線。今俗雄雞去勢謂之鏾,與宦牛、閹豬、騸馬義同。郭師孔誤書鏾作線,說見謇齋瑣綴錄,舊註音散,非。臞仙肘後經作鐓,雞鏾亦俗增也。