橈

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 12
Total Strokes: 16
Simplified Form: 桡

Pronunciation

Pinyin: náo, ráo
Cantonese: jiu4 naau4
JapaneseKun: TAWAMU KAJI
JapaneseOn: DOU JOU NYOU
Korean: YO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: bent or twisted piece of wood; a paddle

CE-Dict: radius (anatomy)/bone of the forearm

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.crooked or bent wood
2.to enfeeble; to weaken; to sap; to devitalize
3.to disperse; to scatter
4.to wrong or be wronged

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: oar

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: oar

湘雅醫學專業詞典: radial

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《木部》橈曲木。从木堯聲。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】橈
【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤女敎切，音閙。【說文】曲木。【周禮·冬官考工記】輈人惟轅，直且無橈也。　又枉也。【禮·月令】命有司申嚴百𠛬，毋或枉橈。　又弱也。【易·大過】棟橈，凶。【前漢·高帝紀】與酈食其謀橈楚權。　又散也。【易·說卦傳】橈萬物者莫疾乎風。　又摧折也。【左傳·成二年】畏君之震，師徒橈敗。　又層橈，屋飾也。【淮南子·本經訓】夭矯曾橈。　又柔橈，骨體耎弱也。【司馬相如·上林賦】柔橈嫚嫚，嫵媚纖弱。【揚子·方言】自關而西，凡物小謂之孅橈。　又【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤女巧切，音橈。亂也。　又【集韻】爾紹切，音獶。亦曲木。　又【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤如招切，音饒。楫也。【博雅】楫謂之橈。【後漢·岑彭傳】𧚌直進樓船冒突露橈數千艘。【註】露橈，露楫在外，人在船中。　又【集韻】尼交切，音鐃。曲也。
考證：〔【周禮·冬官考工記】其覆車也，轅直且無橈也。〕　謹按所引非原文。謹照原文改輈人惟轅直且無橈也。

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