薠

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: fán
Cantonese: faan4
JapaneseKun: HAMASUGE
JapaneseOn: HAN BON

Dictionary definitions

CE-Dict: plant similar to coco-grass 莎草[suo1 cao3] (classical)

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》薠青薠，似莎者。从艸煩聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】薠
【唐韻】附袁切【韻會】符袁切，𠀤音煩。【說文】靑薠似莎者。【張衡·南都賦】其草則藨苧薠莞。　又通棼。【周禮·春官·巾車】素車棼蔽。【註】棼讀爲薠。