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Kanji Detail for 芯 - "core, center, wick"
芯
- Meaning
芯 means "core, center, wick."
Core - The central part.
Center - The middle; the heart.
Wick - The central part of a candle.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
wick
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
pith from rush (Juncus effusus)
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) the pith of the rush plant (used as a lampwick)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
core, pith; the pith of a rush (Juncus effusus)
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The skinned pith of rush grass. Colloquially called 燈芯 (lamp wick). White and soft. Used today to light lamps. Its stem is thin, round, and long. Can also make raincoats.
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