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Radical:
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 17
Simplified Form:
Variants:

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiǎ
Cantonese: gaa2
JapaneseKun: HISAGI
JapaneseOn: KA KE
Korean: KA

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: small evergreen shrub

CE-Dict: Catalpa, a genus of mostly deciduous trees/old term for Camellia sinensis, the tea plant 茶/also called Thea sinensis/small evergreen shrub (Mallotus japonicus)

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《木部》檟 楸也。从木賈聲。《春秋傳》曰:“樹六檟於蒲圃。”

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】 檟
【唐韻】古雅切【集韻】【韻會】舉下切,𠀤音賈。【說文】楸也。【左傳·哀十一年】伍員曰:樹吾墓檟。 又【左傳·襄三年】穆姜使擇美檟。【爾雅疏】引作榎。又【左傳註】引榎作檟。 又【爾雅·釋木】檟,苦荼。【註】樹小,似梔子,冬生,葉可煑作羹飮。今呼早采者爲茶,晚取者爲茗。一名荈。

CF-Dict: catalpa