Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 8
Number of Strokes 5
Mandarin Reading xiú
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
苬xiú 1.一种菌类植物,即"木灵芝"。《尔雅.释草》﹕"苬,芝。"郭璞注﹕"芝,一岁三华,瑞草。"一说"菌"的讹字。郝懿行行疏﹕"苬字不见它书,孙氏星衍尝致疑问。余按《类聚》九十八引《尔雅》作'菌,芝。'盖菌字破坏作'苬'耳。"
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