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Radical:
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: gāi, kāi
Cantonese: goi1 hoi1

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a kind of ornaments, people wore in ancient time in order to avoid evil spirits or influences, sound of laughter

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《殳部》㱾 㱾改,大剛卯也。以逐精鬼。从殳亥聲。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集下】【殳字部】 㱾
【唐韻】古哀切【集韻】柯開切,𠀤音該。【說文】㱾𢻰,大剛卯也。以逐精鬼。【急就篇註】射魃謂大剛卯也,以金玉及桃木刻而爲之。一名㱾㱼。【輟耕錄】剛卯者,按《王莽傳》服虔註曰:剛卯,以正月卯日作,佩之。長三寸,廣一寸四分,或用玉,或用金,或用桃,著佩之。又註當中央從穿作孔,以綵絲葺其底,刻其上,文曰:正月剛卯,旣央靈殳。四方赤靑白黃四色,是當帝令祝融,以敎夔龍庶疫剛癉,莫我敢當。又曰:疾日嚴卯,帝令夔化,順爾國化,伏兹靈殳。旣正旣直,旣觚旣方。庶疫剛癉,莫我敢當。凡六十六字。㱾㱼者,佩印也。以正月卯日作,故謂剛卯。又謂之大堅,以辟邪也。 又【集韻】丘哀切,音開。又下改切,音亥。義𠀤同。