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sweet basil

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (herb) provides meaning, 力 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 strokes

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⿱艹力 i

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cǎo
grass, weed, plant, herb
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
3 strokes
strength, power; capability, influence
💡 Ideographic: A plow's head representing strength
2 strokes HSK 3