苫 — Chinese character
苫
shān
rush or straw matting
- Pinyin
- shān
- Radical
- 140 ⾋ (Grass)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 艹 占
- Formation
- pictophonetic — grass; meaning component 艹; sound component 占
- Japanese
- 苫 as a kanji
Common words with 苫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寝苫枕块 (寢苫枕塊) | qǐn shān zhěn kuài | bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom); the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period |
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