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荑
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sprouts

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
tí
テイ、ダイ、イ
つばな
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 夷 barbarian =
荑 sprouts
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
weed
夷 Phonetic component
yí barbarian
ancient barbarian tribes
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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 Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
荑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
荑 [tí]
(grass)
荑 [yí]
to weed
Example Sentences