螣

Information about character(s)

Radical: 虫
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 16

Pronunciation

Pinyin: téng, tè
Cantonese: dak6 tang4
JapaneseOn: TOU DOU CHIN JIN
Korean: TUNG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: mythological wingless dragon of

CE-Dict: flying dragon

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《虫部》螣神蛇也。从虫朕聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集中】【虫字部】螣
【唐韻】【集韻】【正韻】𠀤徒登切，音騰。【說文】神蛇也。【爾雅·釋魚】螣，螣蛇。【疏】蛇似龍者也，名螣。一名螣蛇。能興雲霧，而遊其中也。【荀子·勸學篇】螣蛇無足而飛。　又【正韻】呈稔切，音朕。義同。　又【唐韻】徒得切，音特。【詩·小雅】去其螟螣。【傳】食葉曰螣。【陸璣疏】螣，蝗也。【許愼云】吏乞貸則生螣。　又【唐韻古音】音代。義同。　亦作𧈩。【說文】作𧎢。

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