Shuowen component 482: 堇
About this component
Component: 堇
Seal font (Chongxi): 堇
Mandarin: jǐn
Sino-Vietnamese: —
Japanese: キン (kin) ; ゴン (gon) ; コン (kon) ; ぬる (nuru) ; ねばつち (nebatsuchi) ; わずか (wazuka)
Korean: KUN / 근
Unihan definition: yellow loam; clay; season; few
Shuowen entry
黏土也。从土,从黃省。凡堇之屬皆从堇。