盦

Information about character(s)

Radical: 皿
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 16

Pronunciation

Pinyin: ān
Cantonese: am1
JapaneseKun: HUTA
JapaneseOn: OU AN ON

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: lid of a caldron; Buddhist cloister

CE-Dict: container

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《皿部》盦覆蓋也。从皿酓聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集中】【皿字部】盦
【唐韻】烏合切【集韻】乙盍切，𠀤諳入聲。【說文】覆𥁋也。【博古圖】周有交虬盦，蓋鼎之𥁋也。　又【集韻】鄔感切，諳上聲。又【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤烏含切，音諳。義𠀤同。　鼎文作盦。徐鉉曰：俗作罯，非。

CF-Dict: récipient/conteneur/container