棼

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: fén, fèn, fēn
Cantonese: fan4
JapaneseKun: MUNAGI
JapaneseOn: HUN BUN
Korean: PWUN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: beams in the roof of a house confused, disordered

CE-Dict: beams in roof/confused

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.beams on the roof of a house
2.a kind of linen
3.confused; disarrayed; disordered

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《林部》棼複屋棟也。从林分聲。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】棼
【廣韻】符分切，音汾。【說文】複屋棟也。【徐曰】複屋背重梁。【班固·西都賦】列棼橑以布翼。【又】虹霓迴帶於棼楣。　又薠麻謂之棼。【周禮·春官·巾車之職】素車棼蔽。【註】棼，麻布也。　又【說文】林木棼錯也。【徐鉉曰】木多，故上出也。　又亂也。【書·呂𠛬】泯泯棼棼。【左傳·隱四年】猶治絲而棼之也。　又【廣韻】父吻切，音憤。人名。楚有伯棼。

CF-Dict: confus