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苕
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rush plant

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
sháo, tiáo
チョウ、ショウ
えんどう
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 召 summon =
苕 rush plant
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
召 Phonetic component
zhào summon
imperial decree
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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 Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
苕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
苕 [sháo]
see 紅苕|红苕[hóng​sháo]
苕 [tiáo]
reed grass; Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
红苕 [hóng​sháo] #44,252
(dialect) sweet potato or yam
红苕 [hóng​sháo] #44,252
(dialect) sweet potato or yam
椆苕 [diào​tiáo]
species of tree (old)