蔆

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 14

Pronunciation

Pinyin: líng
Cantonese: ling4
JapaneseKun: HISHI
JapaneseOn: RYOU
Korean: LUNG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: water-chestnut, water caltrop

CE-Dict: Trapa natans/water caltrop

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》蔆芰也。从艸淩聲。楚謂之芰，秦謂之薢茩。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】蔆
【唐韻】力膺切【韻會】閭承切，𠀤音陵。【說文】芰也。【爾雅·釋草】蔆蕨攗。【註】俗云蔆角是也。【陸佃·詩疏】《武陵記》四角、三角曰芰，兩角曰蔆。　又作菱。【洞冥記】靈池有浮根菱，根出水上，葉沈波下，亦名靑冰菱。　又湖名。【史記·夏本紀註】菱湖者，五湖之一。　【集韻】亦作䔖、𧁽。

CF-Dict: Mâcre nageante