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艿
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taro

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
nǎi
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 乃 only then =
艿 taro
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
乃 Phonetic component
nǎi only then
variant of 乃[nǎi]
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)芘 Malva sylvestris
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
艿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
艿 [nǎi]
see 芋艿[yù​nǎi]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
芋艿 [yù​nǎi]
taro