筯

Information about character(s)

Radical: 竹
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 13
Variants: 箸

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhù
Cantonese: zyu6
JapaneseKun: HASHI
JapaneseOn: CHO JO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: chopsticks, tongs

康熙字典文字版 【未集上】【竹字部】筯
【玉篇】直據切【類篇】遲據切【正韻】治據切，𠀤音住。匙筯，與箸同。【廣東新語】蛋人謂筯曰梯。　又蟲名。【神異經】南海有水蟲，名曰筯，𧉻蛤之類也。其小蟹大如楡莢，筯開甲食，則蟹亦出食。筯合甲，蟹亦還入。爲筯取食以終始，生死不相離。