穇

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: cǎn, shān, cēn
Cantonese: saam1
JapaneseKun: HIE
JapaneseOn: SAN SHIN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: deccan grass, a barnyard grass

CE-Dict: panicum frumentaceum

康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【禾字部】穇
【廣韻】所銜切【集韻】師銜切，𠀤音衫。稴穇，穗不實。見齊民要術。　又【正字通】穇子生水田下濕地，山東河南五月種苗如茭黍，八九月抽莖，有三稜，結穗如粟，分數岐，內細子如黍粒，赤色。稃最薄，擣米爲麫，味澀。一名龍爪粟，俗呼鴨爪𥟑。見周憲王救荒本草。　又【五音集韻】楚簪切，音嵾。字書曰：禾長貌。與𥤇同。