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membrane lining inside

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
fú, piǎo
フ、ヒョウ
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 孚 brood =
莩 membrane lining inside
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
grass
孚 Phonetic component
fú brood
brood over eggs
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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)
莩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
莩 [fú]
membrane lining inside a cylindrical stem; culm
莩 [piǎo]
used for 殍 piǎo, to die of starvation
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
饿莩遍野 [è​piǎo​biàn​yě] #74,650
starving people everywhere (idiom); a state of famine
饿莩遍野 [è​piǎo​biàn​yě] #74,650
starving people everywhere (idiom); a state of famine
饿莩 [è​piǎo]
starving people
饿莩载道 [è​piǎo​zài​dào]
starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine
饿莩 [è​piǎo]
starving people
饿莩载道 [è​piǎo​zài​dào]
starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
餓莩 [がひょう] #265,188
starvation