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萆
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the castor-oil plant

HSK 10
Human →Body
bì
ヒ、ヘイ、ハツ、バチ
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 卑 lowly =
萆 the castor-oil plant
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
卑 Phonetic component
bēi lowly
humble, low, inferior
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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
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
萆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
萆 [bì]
castor seed
Example Sentences