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caryopteris

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
yóu
ユウ、ユ
유
Components
Traditional (蕕)
艹 grass (top)+ 猶 just like =
蕕 caryopteris
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
猶 Phonetic component
just like
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Simplified (莸)
艹 grass (top)+ 犹 similar =
莸 caryopteris divaricata
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
犹 Phonetic component
yóu similar
like, similar to, just like, as
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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)
莸
Regular
Modern
Chinese
莸 / 蕕 [yóu]
Caryopteris divaricata
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
薰莸不同器 [xūn​yóu​bù​tóng​qì]
lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)