葚

Pronunciationrèn,shèn
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes15 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation rèn,shèn
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 12 strokes
Traditional Strokes 15 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1045
View Original Page 1045
Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 葚 Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1045, Entry 06 Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced shen. Comprehensive Collection of Characters (Yupian): The fruit of the mulberry tree. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Lu (Lusong): Feed me mulberry fruits, cherish my good songs. Commentary: The screech owl is a bird with a harsh voice. It eats mulberry fruits and changes its cry. Note: The character zhen is equivalent to ren. Book of Jin (Jinshu), Biography of Zhang Xi: Mulberry fruits are sweet and tasty, the screech owl changes its sound. Also, in Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu): Rhymes with the sound lin. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei (Weifeng): Oh, you dove, do not eat the mulberry fruits. Rhymes with the lower character dan. Book of Odes Commentary (Shishu): One edition also uses the character zhen. According to Peixi, using the character zhen (iron block) for mulberry fruit is incorrect, as the character for mulberry fruit should not be formed with the wood radical.

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