幃

Information about character(s)

Radical: 巾
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12
Simplified Form: 帏

Pronunciation

Pinyin: wéi
Cantonese: wai4
JapaneseKun: TOBARI NIOIBUKU FUKURO
JapaneseOn: I KI
Korean: WI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: curtain that forms wall

CE-Dict: curtain/women's apartment/tent

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《巾部》幃囊也。从巾韋聲。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集中】【巾字部】幃
〔古文〕𠥎【唐韻】許歸切，音揮。囊也。【玉篇】香囊也。【屈原·離騷】蘇糞壤以爲幃兮，謂申椒其不芳。【註】幃謂之幐，卽香囊也。　又【廣韻】一曰單帳。【史記·文帝紀】所幸愼夫人令幃帳不得文繡。　又【廣韻】雨非切【集韻】于非切，𠀤音韋。義同。

CF-Dict: rideau

Han-De-Dict: Gardine (u.E.) (S)