乂

Information about character(s)

Radical: 丿
Radical Strokes: 1
Additional Strokes: 1
Total Strokes: 2

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yì, ài
Cantonese: ngaai6
JapaneseKun: KARU OSAMERU OSAMARU
JapaneseOn: GAI GE
Korean: YEY
Vietnamese: nghệ

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: govern, control, manage; nurture

CE-Dict: to regulate/to govern/to control/to mow

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《丿部》乂芟艸也。从丿从乀，相交。

康熙字典文字版 【子集上】【丿字部】乂
【廣韻】魚肺切【集韻】魚刈切，𠀤音刈。【說文】芟草也。【爾雅·釋詁】治也。【書·堯典】有能俾乂。通作䢃。　又賢才之稱。【書·臯陶謨】俊乂在官。　又【集韻】牛蓋切，音艾。懲創也。或作㣻。　通作刈艾。

CF-Dict: régler/réguler/gouverner/contrôler

Han-De-Dict: mähen (u.E.)