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Translingual
Han character
莼 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 廿女一山 (TVMU), composition ⿱艹纯)
- An edible water plant of species Brasenia screberi; watershield.
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1036, character 40
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3227, character 4
- Unihan data for U+83BC
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 蒓 (糸 → 纟)
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 莼 – see 蒓 (“Brasenia schreberi”).
(This character is the simplified form of 蒓). |
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