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葦
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苇
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reed (iii)

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
wěi
イ
あし、よし、しお.れる、しな.びる、しぼ.む、な.える
위
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (葦)
艹 grass (top)+ 韋 tanned hide =
葦 reed (iii)
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
韋 Phonetic component
tanned hide
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Simplified (苇)
艹 grass (top)+ 韦 tanned leather =
苇 reed
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
韦 Phonetic component
wéi tanned leather
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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芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
苇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
苇 / 葦 [wěi]
reed; rush; Phragmites communis
Japanese
葦 、 蘆 、 葭 、 芦 あし 、 よし 、 アシ 、 ヨシ 同音
nounadj-no usually kana common reed (Phragmites australis)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
人間は一本のアシに過ぎず、その本性はきわめて弱いが、人間は考える葦である。
Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
Japanese Names
葦 よし
Yoshi unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (21)
芦苇 [lú​wěi] #31,978
reed
苇席 [wěi​xí] #61,800
reed mat
苇箔 [wěi​bó] #71,435
reed matting
厚嘴苇莺 [hòu​zuǐ​wěi​yīng]
(bird species of China) thick-billed warbler (Phragamaticola aedon)
噪大苇莺 [zào​dà​wěi​yīng]
(bird species of China) clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
大苇莺 [dà​wěi​yīng]
(bird species of China) great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
小苇鳽 [xiǎo​wěi​jiān]
(bird species of China) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
布氏苇莺 [Bù​shì​wěi​yīng]
(bird species of China) Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
东方大苇莺 [dōng​fāng​dà​wěi​yīng]
(bird species of China) oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis)
栗苇鳽 [lì​wěi​yán]
(bird species of China) cinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
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JAPANESE WORDS (37)
葦 [あし] #31,826
common reed (Phragmites australis)
葦原 [あしはら] #62,244
reed bed
海馬 [かいば] #63,232
seahorse
芦毛 [あしげ] #76,182
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
葦簀 [よしず] #83,396
reed screen
葦原中国 [あしはらのなかつくに] #114,722
Japan
海驢 [あしか] #148,159
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus)
連銭葦毛 [れんぜんあしげ] #159,115
dapple gray (horse coat color)
葭切 [よしきり] #164,888
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
葦笛 [あしぶえ] #178,805
reed pipe
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