扃

Information about character(s)

Radical: 戶
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiōng, jiǒng
Cantonese: gwing1 gwing2
JapaneseKun: KANNUKI TOBIRA
JapaneseOn: KEI KYOU HEN
Korean: KYENG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a door bar placed outside a door

CE-Dict: shut

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a bolt
2.to bolt (doors); to shut a door

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《戶部》扃外閉之關也。从戶冋聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【户字部】扃
〔古文〕𢇺【唐韻】古熒切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】涓熒切，𠀤音駉。【說文】外閉之關也。【禮·曲禮】入戶奉扃。【註】扃，門關木也。入戶之時，兩手當心，如奉扃然，雖瞻視而不回轉，嫌於干人私也。　又車前橫木。【左傳·宣十二年】楚人惎之脫扃。【註】扃，車上橫木，所以約車上之兵器。　又【集韻】犬迥切，音褧。扃扃，明察也。　又與鉉通。【儀禮·士喪禮】右人左執七抽扃。【註】扃卽鉉字。

CF-Dict: jiong

Han-De-Dict: schließen, geschlossen (u.E.)