褰

Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: qiān
Cantonese: hin1
JapaneseKun: HAKAMA
JapaneseOn: KEN KON
Korean: KEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: underclothing; to pick up one's skirts

CE-Dict: to lift (clothes, sheets)/lower garments

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to lift or raise (one's dress, skirt, etc.)
2.trousers; drawers; pants
3.to shrink

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《衣部》褰絝也。从衣，寒省聲。《春秋傳》曰：“徵褰與襦。”

康熙字典文字版 【申集下】【衣字部】褰
【唐韻】去乾切【集韻】【韻會】丘虔切，𠀤音愆。【說文】袴也。【左傳·昭二十五年】公在乾侯，徵褰與襦。　又搴也。【詩·鄭風】子惠思我，褰裳涉溱。【禮·曲禮】暑毋褰裳。　又【司馬相如·子虛賦】襞襀褰縐。【註】褰，縮也。　又【類篇】紀偃切，音湕。九件切，音蹇。義𠀤同。　或作𧝱䙭𧛓。

Han-De-Dict: Legging (u.E.) (S)