穸

Information about character(s)

Radical: 穴
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 3
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xī
Cantonese: zik6
JapaneseKun: YORU
JapaneseOn: SEKI JOKU KYUU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: the gloom of the grave a tomb or grave; death

CE-Dict: tomb

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a tomb; a grave
2.the dead of night

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《穴部》穸窀穸也。从穴夕聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【穴字部】穸
【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤祥亦切，音夕。墓穴幽堂也。【說文】窀穸也。【左傳·襄十三年】楚子告大夫曰：惟是春秋窀穸之事。【註】窀，厚也。穸，夜也。言穴中厚暗，如長夜也。一曰長埋謂之窀，長夜謂之穸。　又【字彙補】借作究字。【漢樊敏𥓓】貫穸道度，無文不睹。　又叶祥龠切。【左貴𡣕·楊后誄】比翼白屋，雙飛紫閣。悼后傷后，早卽窀穸。

CF-Dict: tombeau

Han-De-Dict: Tod (u.E.) (S)