Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 秀 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
莠
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
莠
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
莠
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
莠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
莠 [yǒu]
Setaria viridis; vicious
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
莠 はぐさ
Hagusa female given name