莝

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: cuò
Cantonese: co3 zo6
JapaneseKun: KIRIWARA
JapaneseOn: SA
Korean: CWA

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to chop straw fine for animals

CE-Dict: to chop straw fine for animals

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》莝斬芻。从艸坐聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】莝
【唐韻】麁臥切【韻會】千臥切【正韻】寸臥切，𠀤音剉。【說文】斬芻也。【詩·小雅】摧之秣之。【箋】摧，今莝字也。【急就篇】莝，細斫槀也。【史記·范睢傳】坐須賈於堂下，置莝荳其前。【前漢·尹翁歸傳】豪强有論罪，輸掌畜官，使斫莝。【柳宗元文】合莝脃以爲强。