掾

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yuàn, chuán
Cantonese: jyun6
JapaneseKun: JOU TASUKERU SHITAYAKU
JapaneseOn: EN TEN
Korean: YEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a general designation of officials

CE-Dict: official

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a general term referring to public officials in ancient China

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》掾緣也。从手彖聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】掾
【唐韻】以絹切【集韻】【韻會】兪絹切，𠀤緣去聲。【說文】緣也。　一曰官屬。【玉篇】公府掾史也。【六書故】掾乃屬官通稱。【前漢·蕭何傳】爲沛主吏掾。【音義】正曰掾，副曰屬。【後漢·百官志】公府掾比古元士三命者也。又【馬援傳】此丞掾之任，何足相煩。【晉書·元帝紀】辟掾屬百餘人，時人謂之百六掾。　又【正韻】倪甸切，音硯。義同。【正字通】秦漢官皆有掾屬，今州郡佐貳曰掾，讀若釧，卽穿字去聲。正韻切音非。　又【集韻】重緣切，音傳。𨻰掾，馳逐也。◎按史記貨殖傳，𨻰椽其閒，此引作掾，誤。

CF-Dict: officier principal