Shuowen component 255: 黍
About this component
Component: 黍
Seal font (Chongxi): 黍
Mandarin: shǔ
Sino-Vietnamese: —
Japanese: ショ (sho) ; きび (kibi)
Korean: SE / 서
Unihan definition: glutinous millet; Kangxi radical 202
Variants: 𥞆
Shuowen entry
禾屬而黏者也。以大暑而穜，故謂之黍。从禾，雨省聲。孔子曰：“黍可爲酒，禾入水也。”凡黍之屬皆从黍。