薜

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 13
Total Strokes: 16

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bì, bò, bó, bài, pì
Cantonese: bai6
JapaneseKun: TOUKI YAMAASA KATAYORU
JapaneseOn: HEKI HEI HAKU
Korean: PYEK PHYEY

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: evergreen shrubs, ligusticum

CE-Dict: Ficus pumila

Soothill: Wild hemp; translit. p (प्), ve (वे), vai (वै); cf. 毘, 吠, 閉, etc.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a climbing fig

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》薜牡贊也。从艸辟聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】薜
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤蒲計切，音備。【說文】牡贊也。卽薜茘。【屈原·離騷】貫薜茘之落蘂。　又博厄切，音檗。【爾雅·釋草】薜，山蘄。【註】當歸也。　又薜，山麻。【註】麻生山中者名薜。　又必益切，音辟。義同。　又弼角切，音雹。【周禮·冬官考工記·陶人】凡陶旊之事，髻墾薜暴不入市。【註】薜，破裂也。劉昌宗讀雹。　又與僻同。【前漢·揚雄傳】陋三神之阨薜。

CF-Dict: ficus