蔀

蔀 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 廿卜口中 (TYRL), four-corner 4462₇, composition ⿱艹部)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1053, character 7
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31748
• Dae Jaweon: page 1515, character 22
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3268, character 11
• Unihan data for U+8500

蔀

1. (literary) straw mat
2. (literary) to shade; to cover; to screen
3. (Chinese astronomy) the cycle of 76 years (approximate common multiple for the synodic month and tropical year, similar to the Callippic cycle)

   • 十九歲為一章。四章為一蔀，七十六歲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     十九岁为一章。四章为一蔀，七十六岁。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. early 3rd century, Zhao Shuang (趙爽), editor. Zhoubi Suanjing (《周髀算經》)

     Shíjiǔ suì wéi yī zhāng. Sì zhāng wèi yī bù, qīshíliù suì.

     nineteen years constitute one zhang. Four zhang make one bu, which is seventy-six years.

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• Go-on: ぶ (bu)
• Kan-on: ほう (hō)
• Kun: しとみ (shitomi)

蔀(しとみ) • (Shitomi) 

1. a surname

蔀 (eum 부 (bu))

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