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grasses

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
gāi
カイ
ね
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 亥 sign of the hog =
荄 grasses
艹
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
亥
亥 Phonetic component
hài sign of the hog
12th terrestrial branch
Depicts roots of a plant.
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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)
荄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
荄 [gāi]
roots of plant
Example Sentences