錙

Information about character(s)

Radical: 金
Radical Strokes: 8
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 16
Simplified Form: 锱

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zī
Cantonese: zi1
JapaneseKun: WAZUKA SAKAN
JapaneseOn: SHI
Korean: CHI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: 8 oz; an ancient unit of weight

CE-Dict: ancient weight/one-eighth of a tael

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.an ancient unit of weight

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《金部》錙六銖也。从金甾聲。

康熙字典文字版 【戌集上】【金字部】錙
【唐韻】側持切【集韻】【韻會】莊持切，𠀤音菑。【說文】本作鍿。六銖也。【荀子·富國篇註】八兩曰錙。【正字通】古人言較量錙銖，謂輕微也。荀子註誤云八兩曰錙。正韻錙引荀註。韻會銖字註，八銖爲錙。𠀤非。从說文爲正。　又【莊子·徐無鬼】無徒翼於錙壇之宮。【註】錙壇，壇名。

Han-De-Dict: Zi (u.E.) (Eig, Fam)