枚

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: méi
Cantonese: mui4
JapaneseKun: HIRA
JapaneseOn: MAI BAI
Korean: MAY
Vietnamese: mai

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: stalk of shrub, trunk of tree

CE-Dict: classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc/tree trunk/whip/wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the stalk; the trunk as opposed to branches
2.a numerary auxiliary

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《木部》枚榦也。可為杖。从木从攴。《詩》曰：“施于條枚。”

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】枚
【廣韻】莫杯切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】謨杯切，𠀤音梅。【說文】幹也，可爲杖。从木从攴。【詩·大雅】施于條枚。【徐曰】自條而出也，枝曰條，幹曰枚。　又个也。【書·大禹謨】枚卜功臣。【註】一一卜之也。【前漢·食貨志】二枚爲一朋。【五行志】拔宮中樹，七圍以上十六枚。　又枚筮，不指其事，汎卜吉凶也。【左傳·昭十二年】南蒯枚筮之。　又馬箠曰枚。【左傳·襄十八年】以枚數闔。　又銜枚，枚狀如箸，口橫銜之，繣結於項也。【周禮·秋官】銜枚氏掌司囂。　又鐘乳也。【周禮·冬官考工記】鐘帶謂之篆，篆閒謂之枚。　又枚枚，礱密也。【詩·魯頌】閟宮有侐，實實枚枚。　又屋內重檐曰雙枚。【何晏·景福殿賦】雙枚旣修。　又姓。【統譜】周枚被，漢枚乗。
考證：〔【左傳·襄十一年】〕　謹照原文十一年改十八年。

CF-Dict: classificateur pour les pièces de monnaie, bagues, badges, des perles, médailles sportives, fusées, satellites etc .

Han-De-Dict: ZEW für Ringe, Medaillen, Münzen; Raketen, Satelliten (u.E.) (Zähl)/Mei (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)