宍

Information about character(s)

Radical: 宀
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 7
Variants: 肉

Pronunciation

Cantonese: juk6
JapaneseKun: SHISHI
JapaneseOn: NIKU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130

康熙字典文字版 【寅集上】【宀字部】宍
【集韻】肉古作宍。【通雅】本作𡧢。【淮南子·原道訓】欲𡧢之心亡於中，則饑虎可㞑。【註】欲𡧢，自戀其軀也。𡧢，古肉字。○按太𤣥數五，五爲土，爲食，爲𡧢。《吳越春秋》載《古孝子·彈歌》𢇍竹，續竹，飛土，逐宍。从宀从六。