蒻
Information about character(s)
Radical: 艸Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 13
Pronunciation
Pinyin: ruòCantonese: joek6
JapaneseKun: MUSHIRO KOMAKAI
JapaneseOn: JAKU DAKU
Korean: YAK
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: rushesCE-Dict: young rush (Typha japonica), a kind of cattail/konnyaku (in Japanese cooking), solidified jelly made from the rhizome of devil's tongue
說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》蒻 蒲子。可以為平席。从艸弱聲。
康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】 蒻
【唐韻】而灼切,音弱。【說文】蒲子,可以爲平席。【徐曰】按蒻蒲下入泥,白處卽根,上初生萌葉時殼也。【書·顧命】敷重底席。【註】底,蒻苹也。 又蒟蒻,菜名。【左思·蜀都賦】其圃則有蒟蒻茱萸。【註】蒻,草也。【古今註】揚州人謂蒻爲班杖,不知食之。 又【集韻】昵角切,音搦。𦯏蒻,豆也。
Han-De-Dict: Binse (u.E.) (S)