Shuowen component 179: 鬯
About this component
Component: 鬯
Seal font (Chongxi): 鬯
Mandarin: chàng
Sino-Vietnamese: —
Japanese: チョウ (chou)
Korean: CHENG / 창
Unihan definition: sacrificial wine; unhindered; Kangxi radical 192
Shuowen entry
以秬釀𩰪艸，芬芳攸服，以降神也。从𠙴，𠙴，器也；中象米；匕，所以扱之。《易》曰：“不喪匕鬯。”凡鬯之屬皆从鬯。