瓴

Information about character(s)

Radical: 瓦
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: líng
Cantonese: ling4
JapaneseKun: KAME
JapaneseOn: RII RYOU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: concave channels of tiling a long-necked jar

CE-Dict: concave channels of tiling

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the concave channels of tiling
2.a bottle with a handle

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《瓦部》瓴瓮，似瓶也。从瓦令聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集上】【瓦字部】瓴
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】郞丁切【正韻】離呈切，𠀤音陵。【說文】瓮似甁也。【廣韻】瓴甋，似甖有耳。【淮南子·修務訓】夫救火者，汲水而趍之。或以甕瓴，或以盆盂。　又【六書故】瓴，牝瓦仰蓋者。仰瓦受覆瓦之流，所謂瓦溝。【爾雅·釋宮】瓴甋謂之甓。【前漢·高帝紀】譬猶居高屋之上建瓴水也。【司馬相如·長門賦】緻錯石之瓴甓兮，象瑇瑁之文章。

CF-Dict: tuile