椈

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jú
Cantonese: guk1
JapaneseKun: HINOKI
JapaneseOn: KIKU KOKU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: cedar

CE-Dict: Fagus sylvatica

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】椈
【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤居六切，音匊。【類篇】木名。【爾雅·釋木】柏，椈。【禮·雜記】暢臼以椈。【註】疏暢鬱鬯，以柏爲臼，以桐爲杵。柏香桐潔，於神爲宜。【埤雅】椈性堅緻，有脂而香，故古人破爲臼，用以擣鬱。