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artemisia

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
é
ガ
아
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 我 I =
莪 artemisia
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
grass
我 Phonetic component
wǒ I
our, us, i, me, my, we
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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)
莪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
莪 [é]
zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
雪兰莪 [Xuě​lán​'é]
Selangor (Malaysia)
雪兰莪 [Xuě​lán​'é]
Selangor (Malaysia)
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
射干 [しゃが] #144,295
fringed iris (Iris japonica)
菁莪 [せいが] #285,776
(enjoying) raising prodigies
姫著莪 [ひめしゃが]
fringed iris (Iris gracilipes)