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莨
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scopolia

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
làng
ロウ
たばこ
랑
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 良 high-quality =
莨 scopolia
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
良 Phonetic component
liáng high-quality
good, virtuous, respectable
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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)
莨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
莨 [làng]
Scopalia japonica maxin
Japanese
煙草 、 莨 (rare) 、 烟草 (rare) タバコ 、 たばこ (gikun) 同音

noun

  1. usually kana tobacco; cigarette; cigar
  2. usually kana tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
莨 たば
Taba surname
CHINESE WORDS (1)
莨菪 [làng​dàng] #34,719
black henbane
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 煙草 [タバコ] #8,369
tobacco
莨草 [たばこぐさ]
Desmarestia tabacoides (species of algae)