薨

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: hōng
Cantonese: gwang1
JapaneseKun: MIMAKARU
JapaneseOn: KOU
Korean: HWUNG HOYNG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: death of prince; swarming

CE-Dict: death of a prince/swarming

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.(of feudal lords or high officials) to die; to pass away

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: demise; die; pass away

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: demise; die; pass away

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《死部》薨公矦𣨛也。从死，瞢省聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】薨
【唐韻】呼肱切，音𠐿。【說文】公侯卒也。【白虎通】薨之言奄也，奄然亡也。　又【集韻】呼宏切，音訇。衆也，疾也。【詩·周南】螽斯羽薨薨兮。【大雅】度之薨薨。
考證：〔【白虎通】薨之言奄也。〕　謹照原文薨改薨。

CF-Dict: mort/bruit

Han-De-Dict: wimmelnd (u.E.)