繅

Information about character(s)

Radical: 糸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 17
Simplified Form: 缫
Variants: 繰

Pronunciation

Pinyin: sāo, zǎo
Cantonese: sou1
JapaneseKun: KURU
JapaneseOn: SOU
Korean: SO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: draw, reel silk from cocoons; elegant compositions

CE-Dict: to reel silk from cocoons

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to reel silk from boiled cocoons

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《糸部》繅繹繭為絲也。从糸巢聲。

康熙字典文字版 【未集中】【糸字部】繅
〔古文〕𦃨【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】蘇遭切【正韻】𠀤音騷。【說文】繹繭出絲也。【禮·祭儀】夫人繅三盆手。　又【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤子皓切，音早。義同。　又【五經文字】繅，禮經或以爲薻藉之薻。【周禮·春官·典瑞】王晉大圭執鎭圭，繅藉五采五就。【註】繅有五采文，所以薦玉。又【司几筵】加繅席畫純。【註】繅，讀爲藻。【儀禮·聘禮】圭與繅，皆九寸。【註】雜采曰繅。古文或作藻。今文作璪。　【集韻】繅，或作繰𦃐。【廣韻】俗又作縿，非。
【說文】繅作繅。詳繅字註。繅字原从臼作。

CF-Dict: dévider un cocon