芟

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 7
Variants: 𠚹

Pronunciation

Pinyin: shān, wěi
Cantonese: saam1
JapaneseKun: KARU
JapaneseOn: SAN SEN
Korean: SAM
Vietnamese: sam

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: mow, cut; weed out; scythe

CE-Dict: to cut down/to mow/to eliminate/scythe

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a scythe
2.to mow grass
3.to eliminate; to exterminate

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》芟刈艸也。从艸从殳。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】芟
【唐韻】所銜切【集韻】【韻會】師銜切，𠀤音衫。【說文】刈草也。【詩·周頌】載芟載柞。【周禮·地官·稻人】凡稼澤，夏以水殄草而芟夷之。又【齊語】耒耜枷芟。【註】芟，大鐮，所以芟草也。　或作蔪。　又【類篇】尹捶切。與芛通。草之華榮也。

CF-Dict: faucher/tondre/désherber

Han-De-Dict: mähen, abmähen (u.E.)