茉

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: mò
Cantonese: mut6
JapaneseOn: MATSU BATSU
Korean: MAL

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: white jasmine

CE-Dict: jasmine

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.jasmine

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】茉
【正字通】彌葛切，音末。茉莉，花名。【陸賈·南行記】南越五穀無味，百花不香，獨茉莉不隨水土而變。【本草】《嵆含·草木狀》作末利，《洛陽名園記》作抹厲，佛經作抹利，《王龜齡集》作沒利，《洪邁集》作末麗，蓋末利本外國語，無正字，隨人會意而已。【楊愼·丹鉛錄】《晉書》都人簪柰花，卽今茉莉，佛書茉莉花，言奈花也。【鄭松牕詩話】廣州九里曰花田，盡栽茉莉及素馨。

CF-Dict: jasmin

Han-De-Dict: Jasmin (u.E.) (Bio)