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薹
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cyperus rotundus

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
tái
タイ
とう、あぶらな
대
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 臺 Taiwan =
薹 cyperus rotundus
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
grass
臺 Phonetic component
Taiwan
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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)
Chinese
薹 [tái]
Carex dispalatha
Japanese
薹 とう 同音
noun flower stalk; peduncle
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (8)
蒜薹 [suàn​tái] #46,786
garlic shoots (cookery)
芸薹 [yún​tái]
rape (plant)
芸薹属 [yún​tái​shǔ]
Brassica (cabbage genus)
芸薹 [yún​tái]
rape (plant)
芸薹属 [yún​tái​shǔ]
Brassica (cabbage genus)
薹草 [tái​cǎo]
sedge
薹草属 [tái​cǎo​shǔ]
genus Carex
薹草属 [tái​cǎo​shǔ]
genus Carex
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
トウが立つ [とうがたつ] #120,277
to go to seed
蕗の薹 [ふきのとう] #158,400
edible flower bud of a giant butterbur plant
蕓薹 [うんだい]
rape (seed oil plant, Brassica campestris)