萇

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11
Simplified Form: 苌

Pronunciation

Pinyin: cháng
Cantonese: coeng4
JapaneseOn: CHOU
Korean: CANG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: averrhora carambola; surname

CE-Dict: plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》萇萇楚，跳弋。一名羊桃。从艸長聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】萇
【唐韻】直良切【韻會】仲良切，𠀤音長。【詩·檜風】隰有萇楚，猗𤣕其枝。【傳】萇楚，銚弋也。【疏】今羊桃也。【張衡·南都賦】薇蕪蓀萇。　又姓。【禮·樂記】閒諸萇弘。【註】萇弘，周太史。【通志·氏族略】唐奉天尉萇總。　又烏萇，國名。【水經注】烏萇國卽北天竺，佛所到國也。

CF-Dict: carambolier/carambole (Averrhoa carambola)

Han-De-Dict: Sternfrucht (u.E.) (S)/Chang (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)