荖

荖 · lǎo

betel pepper

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
lǎo
Cantonese
lou5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

betel pepper

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
53199.090:lǎo,chā Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
211.050:lǎo Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
lǎo粵lou5 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ハイ ロウ Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TJKP Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4441.1 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1031.310 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8356
Radical
艸 · 140
Strokes
9
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6783

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCowles
2242
kDaeJaweon
1491.060
kHanYu
53199.090
kIRGDaeJaweon
1491.060
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53199.090
kIRGKangXi
1031.310
kKangXi
1031.310
kMeyerWempe
1494
kMorohashi
30972:E0102
kSMSZD2003Index
580.09
kCangjie
TJKP
kFourCornerCode
4441.1
kMojiJoho
MJ021908 MJ021908:E0101 MJ021909:E0102
kPhonetic
824*
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
CT
kIRG_GSource
G3-6860
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D379
kIRG_JSource
J1-577B
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-6D95
kIRG_KSource
K2-575B
kIRG_TSource
T2-323D
kRSUnicode
140.6
kTotalStrokes
9
kBigFive
D379
kCCCII
227D3B
kCNS1986
2-323D
kCNS1992
2-323D
kEACC
227D3B
kGB3
7264
kJis1
5591
kTGH
2013:6783
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+19739+125.6.3 C+19739+140.3.6
kCantonese
lou5
kDefinition
betel pepper
kHanyuPinyin
53199.090:lǎo,chā
kJapanese
ハイ ロウ
kJapaneseKun
KINMA
kJapaneseOn
HOU ROU
kMandarin
lǎo
kSMSZD2003Readings
lǎo粵lou5
kTGHZ2013
211.050:lǎo

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Structure & connections

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Shape description
艹 above 老 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿱艹老$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱艹老$(GHTJKP)

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