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芎
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a kind of herb

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
xiōng
キュウ、ク
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 弓 bow =
芎 a kind of herb
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
herb
弓 Phonetic component
gōng bow
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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艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)芘 Malva sylvestris
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
芎
Regular
Modern
Chinese
芎 [xiōng]
see 川芎[chuān​xiōng]; Taiwan pr. [qiōng]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
川芎 [chuān​xiōng] #23,496
chuanxiong rhizome
芎䓖 [xiōng​qióng]
chuanxiong rhizome
芎林 [Qiōng​lín]
Qionglin or Chiunglin township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn​zhú​Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
芎林乡 [Qiōng​lín​xiāng]
Qionglin or Chiunglin township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn​zhú​Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
芎林乡 [Qiōng​lín​xiāng]
Qionglin or Chiunglin township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn​zhú​Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
芎䓖 [xiōng​qióng]
chuanxiong rhizome
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
川きゅう [せんきゅう] #264,354
cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)