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莳
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plant

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Plants →Grasses
shí, shì
シ、ジ
う.える、ま.く
시
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 時 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (蒔)
艹 grass (top)+ 時 time/hour =
蒔 plant
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
時 Phonetic component
time/hour
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Simplified (莳)
艹 grass (top)+ 时 season =
莳 transplant
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
时 Phonetic component
shí season
old variant of 時|时[shí]
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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)
莳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
莳 / 蒔 [shí]
see 蒔蘿|莳萝[shí​luó]
莳 / 蒔 [shì]
to grow; to transplant
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
蒔 まき
Maki female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (3)
莳萝 [shí​luó] #67,667
dill (herb, Anethum graveolens)
欧莳萝 [Oū​shí​luó]
cumin (Cuminum cyminum)
莳萝籽 [shí​luó​zǐ]
dill seed
JAPANESE WORDS (24)
⭐ ばら撒く [ばらまく] #19,641
to scatter
⭐ 蒔く [まく] #28,566
to sow
遅まきながら [おそまきながら] #39,248
belatedly
種をまく [たねをまく] #42,564
to sow seeds
蒔絵 [まきえ] #48,134
gold or silver lacquer
種まき [たねまき] #55,260
sowing seeds
豆まき [まめまき] #73,224
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)
自分で蒔いた種 [じぶんでまいたたね] #85,493
situation of one's own doing
遅まき [おそまき] #106,627
late sowing
金蒔絵 [きんまきえ] #111,169
gold lacquer
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