茎

See also: 莖

Translingual

Traditional	莖
Shinjitai	茎
Simplified	茎

Han character

茎 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 廿弓人一 (TNOM), composition ⿱艹圣 or ⿱艹𢀖)

1. stem, stalk

Usage notes

Due to Han unification, this Unicode character appears as 茎 (艹𢀖) in PRC-style fonts and 茎 (艹圣) in Japan-style fonts. Compare 径 and 径.

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1027, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30861
• Dae Jaweon: page 1486, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3198, character 5
• Unihan data for U+830E

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 茎 – see 莖 (“stem; stalk; something like a stalk; tall and straight; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 莖).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	茎
Kyūjitai	莖

Kanji

茎

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 莖)

Readings

• Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)
• Kan-on: こう (kō)
• Kan’yō-on: けい (kei, Jōyō)
• Kun: くき (kuki, 茎, Jōyō); なかご (nakago, 茎)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
茎
くき Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
莖 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. stem, stalk

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
茎
なかご Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
莖 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. (swords) tang (part of a sword blade)