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蔗
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sugar

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
zhe
シャ、ショ
さとうきび
자
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 庶 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 庶 various =
蔗 sugar
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
庶 Phonetic component
shù various
old variant of 庶[shù]
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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)
蔗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蔗 [zhè]
sugar cane
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
甘蔗 [gān​zhe] #19,167
sugar cane
蔗糖 [zhè​táng] #23,928
cane sugar
蔗农 [zhè​nóng] #49,339
sugar cane farmer
蔗农 [zhè​nóng] #49,339
sugar cane farmer
蔗渣 [zhè​zhā] #51,261
bagasse (sugar cane waste)
蔗露 [zhè​lù]
Jello
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
甘蔗 [かんしょ] #165,594
sugar cane
ショ糖 [ショとう] #169,360
sucrose
甘蔗糖 [かんしょとう]
cane sugar
竹蔗 [ちくしゃ]
Chinese sugarcane (Saccharum sinense)