琀

Information about character(s)

Radical: 玉
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 11

Pronunciation

Pinyin: hán
Cantonese: ham3
JapaneseKun: HUKUMIDAMA
JapaneseOn: KAN GON

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: gems of pearls formerly put into the mouth of a corpse

CE-Dict: gems or pearls formerly put into the mouth of a corpse

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《玉部》琀送死口中玉也。从玉从含，含亦聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集上】【玉字部】琀
【唐韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤胡紺切，音憾。【說文】賵賻琀襚，皆贈喪之物。珠玉曰琀。　又或作含。【周禮·春官·典瑞】共含玉。【註】含玉柱左右顚，及在口中者。　又通作唅。【晉書·皇甫謐傳】𣩵唅之物。　又【集韻】胡南切，音含。義同。
考證：〔【周禮·春官·典瑞】共含玉。【註】含玉柱左右顄，及在口中者。〕　謹照原文顄改顚。按顚與𠑘同。