芡

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: qiàn
Cantonese: him3
JapaneseOn: KEN GEN
Korean: KEM

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: plant allied to the waterlily

CE-Dict: Gorgon plant/fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox)/makhana (Hindi)

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: 俗稱:雞頭cordon euryale - 植 - 俗稱:雞頭Euryale ferox Salisb. - 植

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: 【醫】 Euryale ferox Salisb.

湘雅醫學專業詞典: Euryale ferox Salisb.

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》芡雞頭也。从艸欠聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】芡
【唐韻】【集韻】【正韻】𠀤具險切，音儉。【說文】雞頭也。【揚子·方言】䓈、芡，北燕謂之䓈，靑、徐、淮、泗之閒謂之芡，或謂之雞頭，或謂之鴈頭，或謂之烏頭。【古今註】葉似荷而大，葉上蹙縐如沸，實有芒刺，其中如米，可以度飢，卽今蔿子也。【周禮·天官·籩人】加籩之實：蔆、芡、㮚、脯。【韓愈詩】平池散芡盤。

CF-Dict: amidon/fécule

Han-De-Dict: Stachelseerose, Euryale ferox (u.E.) (Eig, Bio)