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莱
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lambsquarters

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Herbs
lái
ライ、リ
あかざ、あれわ、こうがい
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 來 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 來 come =
萊 lambsquarters
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
來 Phonetic component
come
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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)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
萊
Regular
Modern
Chinese
莱 / 萊 [lái]
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
Example Sentences
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