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茭
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an aquatic grass

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
jiāo
ケキ、キャク、コウ、キョウ
まぐさ
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 交 mingle =
茭 an aquatic grass
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
grass
交 Phonetic component
jiāo mingle
mix
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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 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)
茭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
茭 [jiāo]
Zizania aquatica
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
茭白 [jiāo​bái] #39,231
Manchurian wild rice 菰[gū], aka water bamboo, or its edible stem, which resembles a bamboo shoot
茭白笋 [jiāo​bái​sǔn]
edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gū], aka water bamboo
茭白笋 [jiāo​bái​sǔn]
edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gū], aka water bamboo