Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 13
Number of Strokes 9
Mandarin Reading
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
牏yú 1.筑墙时用于两端的短板。 2.便器。《汉书.石奋传》:"建老白首,万石君尚无恙。每五日洗沐归谒亲,入子舍,窃问侍者,取亲中裙厕牏,身自澣洒,复与侍者。"颜师古注引孟康曰:"厕,行清;牏,中受冀函者也。东南人谓凿木空中如曹谓之牏。"一说,为贴身内衣。颜师古注引晋灼曰:"今世谓反门小袖衫为侯牏。"或曰通"窬",窦穴。王先谦补注:"牏当作窬……窬当是傍室中门墙穿穴入地,空中以出水,建取亲中裙,隐身侧近窬边,自澣洗之耳。"
English Definitions
◎ privy hole
References
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