菅 [－]

Jyutping gaan1
Pinyin jiān

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname
  2. character, obsolete
    ^† a variety of grass
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. coarse grass, Themedia forskalii
  2. Cangjie Input
    TJRR

菅 [－]

Jyutping
Pinyin jiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (grass)
  2. Themeda forsbali
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    拘鄫人之沤菅者，曰：何故使吾水玆。
    拘鄫人之漚菅者，曰：何故使吾水玆。
    jū zēng rén zhī òu jiān zhě ， yuē ： hé gù shǐ wú shuǐ zī ．
    • A man from the state of 鄫 (Zēng) who was soaking 菅 (jiān) (Themeda villosa grass) was reprimanded and asked: "For what reason did you make our water dirty?"