莩

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: fú, piǎo
Cantonese: fu1 piu5
JapaneseOn: HU
Korean: PWU PHYO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: membrane lining inside of reed

CE-Dict: used for 殍 piǎo, to die of starvation

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the corpse of a person who was starved to death
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1.membrane in stems of rushes or reeds

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》莩艸也。从艸孚聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】莩
【唐韻】芳無切，音孚。【前漢·中山靖王傳】今羣臣非有葭莩之親，鴻毛之重。【註】葭，蘆也。莩者，其𥮉中白皮至薄者也。　又【爾雅·釋草】莩，麻母。【註】苴麻盛子者。【儀禮·喪服】小功布衰裳，澡麻帶絰。【註】澡者，治去莩垢，不絕其本也。　又【唐韻古音】縛謀反。【集韻】房尤切，𠀤音浮。草名。　又【廣韻】平表切。與殍通。【孟子】野有餓莩。【疏】郊野之閒有餓而死者。　又通摽。【王應麟·詩攷】莩有梅。莩，零落也。【前漢·食貨志】作𦭼。詳𦭼字註。

CF-Dict: chaume