茝

茝 · chǎi

(archaic) an aromatic grass

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chǎi
Cantonese
coi2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

(archaic) an aromatic grass

Dictionary definitions & readings

茝 chǎi · aromatic plant, possibly Dahurian angelica 白芷 bái zhǐ (archaic)

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
53214.170:chǎi,zhǐ Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0116.050:chǎi Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
036.050:chǎi Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
chǎi粵coi2 zhǐ粵zi2 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
シ サイ セイ よろいぐさ Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
채:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
諸市 昌紿 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TSLL Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4471.6 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1027.330 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
250.42 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0960i Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+831D
Radical
艸 · 140
Strokes
10
Residual strokes
7
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6950

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tsyiX · 諸市 · 止開三上之章 · #1286
Middle Chinese
tsyhojX · 昌紿 · 蟹開一上咍昌 · #1454

PHONO-ML, source line 9331; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kDaeJaweon
1487.010
kGSR
0960i
kHanYu
53214.170
kIRGDaeJaweon
1487.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53214.170
kIRGKangXi
1027.330
kKangXi
1027.330
kMorohashi
30876:E0102
kSBGY
250.42
kSMSZD2003Index
581.25
kCangjie
TSLL
kFourCornerCode
4471.6
kMojiJoho
MJ021776 MJ021776:E0101 MJ021777:E0102
kPhonetic
1543
kUnihanCore2020
GH
kIRG_GSource
G3-687D
kIRG_HSource
H-8F51
kIRG_JSource
J14-762D
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-6DAD
kIRG_KSource
K1-6E79
kIRG_TSource
T3-384D
kRSUnicode
140.7
kTotalStrokes
10
kCCCII
227D76
kCNS1986
E-384D
kCNS1992
3-384D
kEACC
227D76
kGB3
7293
kGB8
9432
kJIS0213
2,86,13
kJis1
5569
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
5436
kTGH
2013:6950
kTaiwanTelegraph
5436
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+18487+140.3.7
kCantonese
coi2
kDefinition
(archaic) an aromatic grass
kFanqie
諸市 昌紿
kHangul
채:1N
kHanyuPinyin
53214.170:chǎi,zhǐ
kJapanese
シ サイ セイ よろいぐさ
kJapaneseKun
YOROIGUSA
kJapaneseOn
SAI SEI SHI
kKorean
CHAY
kMandarin
chǎi
kSMSZD2003Readings
chǎi粵coi2 zhǐ粵zi2
kTGHZ2013
036.050:chǎi
kXHC1983
0116.050:chǎi

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Structure & connections

0.10
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⿱ Above / below

Shape description
艹 above 𦣞 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿱艹𦣞$(GHT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱艹𦣞$(GHT)

^⿱艹𦣝$(JKP)

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