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茨
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thatching

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
cí
シ、ジ
いばら、かや、くさぶき
자
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 次 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 次 next =
茨 thatching
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
次 Phonetic component
cì next
order, sequence
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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)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
茨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
茨 [cí]
Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris); to thatch (a roof)
Japanese
茨 、 荊 、 棘 いばら 、 イバラ 同音

noun

  1. thorny shrub
  2. wild rose; briar (often written 薔薇)
  3. thorn
  4. architecture cusp
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
茨 いばら
Ibara female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (70)
盖茨 [Gài​cí] #14,133
Gates (name)
盖茨 [Gài​cí] #14,133
Gates (name)
波茨坦 [Bō​cí​tǎn] #26,818
Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany
罗伯茨 [Luó​bó​cí] #24,603
Roberts
罗伯茨 [Luó​bó​cí] #24,603
Roberts
霍格沃茨 [Huò​gé​wò​cí] #18,788
Hogwarts (Harry Potter)
博茨瓦纳 [Bó​cí​wǎ​nà] #31,999
Botswana
博茨瓦纳 [Bó​cí​wǎ​nà] #31,999
Botswana
阿尔茨海默 [A​'ěr​cí​hǎi​mò] #26,589
Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German psychiatrist and neuropathologist
阿尔茨海默 [A​'ěr​cí​hǎi​mò] #26,589
Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German psychiatrist and neuropathologist
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JAPANESE WORDS (21)
茨 [いばら] #21,970
thorny shrub
茨城県 [いばらきけん] #38,943
Ibaraki prefecture
茨の道 [いばらのみち] #42,956
thorny path
茨城 [いばらき] #44,001
Ibaraki (prefecture)
いばら姫 [いばらひめ] #92,974
Sleeping Beauty
野薔薇 [のいばら] #127,940
multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
茨の冠 [いばらのかんむり] #136,756
a crown of thorns
木香薔薇 [もっこうばら] #171,125
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
茨垣 [いばらがき] #238,856
thorn hedge
茨だらけ [いばらだらけ] #247,214
thorny
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