薢

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiè
Cantonese: gaai1 gaai3
JapaneseOn: KAI GE KE

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: woody climbing plant

CE-Dict: woody climbing plant

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》薢薢茩也。从艸解聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】薢
【唐韻】古諧切，音皆。薢茩，藥名。【爾雅】薢茩，芵光。見芵字註。　又【博雅】䔖芰，薢苟也。【離騷註】芰，秦人曰薢茩。　又【本草】薢草生水旁，葉似澤瀉而小，亦堪蒸啖。　又萆薢，見萆字註。　又【集韻】皆買切，音解。下買切，音蟹。義𠀤同。
考證：〔【博雅】䔖芰，薢物也。〕　謹照原文物改苟。