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moss (iii)

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
xiǎn
セン
こけ
선
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 鮮 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (蘚)
艹 grass (top)+ 鮮 fresh =
蘚 moss (iii)
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
鮮 Phonetic component
fresh
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Simplified (藓)
艹 grass (top)+ 鲜 delicious =
藓 moss
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
鲜 Phonetic component
xiān delicious
fish
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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
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
藓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
藓 / 蘚 [xiǎn]
moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇|苏
Japanese
苔 、 蘚 、 蘿 こけ 、 コケ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana moss
  2. usually kana short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
転がる石には苔がつかない。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
CHINESE WORDS (5)
苔藓 [tái​xiǎn] #26,519
moss
泥炭藓 [ní​tàn​xiǎn]
matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
藓苔 [xiǎn​tái]
moss
赤藓糖醇 [chì​xiǎn​táng​chún]
erythritol, a sugar alcohol
赤藓醇 [chì​xiǎn​chún]
erythritol, a sugar alcohol
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
⭐ 苔 [こけ] #17,320
moss
水蘚 [みずごけ] #144,041
sphagnum
蘚苔 [せんたい] #150,220
moss
杉苔 [すぎごけ] #196,276
haircap moss
光蘚 [ひかりごけ] #234,617
luminous moss
蘚苔学 [せんたいがく]
bryology
蘚苔植物 [せんたいしょくぶつ]
bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
蘚類 [せんるい]
mosses (non-vascular plants of class Bryopsida)
蘿 [かげ]
common clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)
高野の万年蘚 [こうやのまんねんごけ]
Climacium japonicum (species of moss)