憸

Information about character(s)

Radical: 心
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 16

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiān
Cantonese: cim1
JapaneseKun: KATAYORU
JapaneseOn: SEN KEN
Korean: SEM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to flatter; crafty, having a specious tongue

CE-Dict: artful/flattering

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《心部》憸憸詖也。憸利於上，佞人也。从心僉聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集上】【心字部】憸
【唐韻】息廉切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】思廉切，𠀤音銛。【說文】憸，詖也。憸利於上，佞人也。【書·立政】其勿以憸人。又【囧命】爾無怩于憸人。　又【廣韻】七廉切【集韻】千廉切，𠀤音籖。【博雅】彊也。一曰詖也。　又【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤七漸切，音塹。亦詖也。一曰㤿憸，多意。　又【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤虛檢切，音險。本作譣。【廣雅】詖也。或从心。　又通作𢘼。【蔡沈·尚書註】小人而謂之憸者，形容其沾沾便捷之狀也。

Han-De-Dict: hinterlistig, listig (u.E.)