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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 13

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yuán
Cantonese: jyun4
JapaneseOn: GEN GAN
Korean: WEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: an ancient emperor's mother's name, Qiang Yuan, consort to Gu

CE-Dict: name of an empress

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《女部》嫄 台國之女,周棄母字也。从女原聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集下】【女字部】 嫄 ·康熙筆画:13 ·部外筆画:10
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤愚袁切,音元。【說文】邰國女,周棄母家也。【詩·魯頌】赫赫姜嫄。 又魚倫切,音輑。【詩·大雅】厥初生民,時維姜嫄。○按元原嫄俱十三元韻,例可通轉。《正字通》謂朱子音叶偶誤,非。