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苴
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sackcloth

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
Jū, jū
ソ、サ、シャ、ショ
つと、あさ
저, 차, 자
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 且 moreover =
苴 sackcloth
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
grass
且 Phonetic component
qiě moreover
moreover, also (post-subject)
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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
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 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)
苴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
苴 [Jū]
surname Ju
苴 [jū]
(hemp); sack cloth
Japanese
掻敷 、 皆敷 、 苴 かいしき 同音
noun leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
司马穰苴 [Sī​mǎ​Ráng​jū]
Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qí​guó] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Sī​mǎ​Fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ​jīng​Qī​shū]
司马穰苴 [Sī​mǎ​Ráng​jū]
Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qí​guó] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Sī​mǎ​Fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ​jīng​Qī​shū]
苴麻 [jū​má]
distinctively female hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
苞 [ほう] #77,152
bract
新巻 [あらまき] #91,636
lightly roasted and salted salmon (Hokkaidō specialty)
掻敷 [かいしき] #278,478
leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering
土苴 [つちづと]
bundle of straw used as mulch