赭

Information about character(s)

Radical: 赤
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 15

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhě
Cantonese: ze2
JapaneseKun: AKATSUCHI AKA
JapaneseOn: SHA
Korean: CA

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: reddish brown; hematite; ochre

CE-Dict: ocher

Soothill: Ochre, brown; translit. cha (छ).

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a reddish brown color

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: reddish brown

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: reddish brown

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《赤部》赭赤土也。从赤者聲。

康熙字典文字版 【酉集中】【赤字部】赭
【廣韻】章也切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】止野切，𠀤音者。【說文】赤土也。【前漢·司馬相如傳】其土則丹靑赭堊。【註】赭，今之赤土也。　又【博雅】赤也。【詩·邶風】赫如渥赭。【疏】赫然而赤，如厚漬之丹赭。【史記·秦始皇紀】伐湘山樹赭其山。【前漢·禮樂志】霑汗赤沫流赭。　又赭衣，罪人服。【前漢·𠛬法志】赭衣塞路。【荀子·正論篇】殺赭衣而不準。【註】以赤土染衣，故曰赭衣。

CF-Dict: rouge

Han-De-Dict: ocker, Ocker (u.E.) (S)