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Radical:
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 13
Simplified Form:

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiǎn, xiàn
Cantonese: gaan2 gan2
JapaneseKun: KAKEI
JapaneseOn: KEN
Korean: KYEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: bamboo water pipe

CE-Dict: bamboo conduit/water pipe of bamboo

康熙字典文字版 【未集上】【竹字部】 筧
【廣韻】古典切【集韻】吉典切,𠀤音繭。以竹通水也。【白居易·石函記】錢塘湖北有石函,南有筧,放水漑田,若諸小筧,非灌田時,𠀤須封閉築塞。其筧之南,舊有闕岸,若水暴漲於石函,南筧洩之,隄防潰也。 又【類篇】胡典切【篇海】讀如現。竹名。

CF-Dict: conduit en bambou/pipe à eau en bambou