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菥

xī

pennycress

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (plant) provides meaning, 析 provides pronunciation

HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (66%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

艹

cǎo

grass, weed, plant, herb

析

xī

to split wood; to divide, to break apart

⿱艹析 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

cǎo

艹

grass, weed, plant, herb

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting

3 strokes

xī

析

to split wood; to divide, to break apart

💡 Ideographic: Chopping 斤 wood 木; 斤 also provides the pronunciation

8 strokes HSK 5

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

jīn

斤

a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

4 strokes HSK 3

chǎng

厂

cliff; factory, workshop; building

2 strokes HSK 5

xià

下

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

💡 Ideographic: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

卜

divination, fortune-telling; prophecy

📷 Pictographic: A crack on an oracle bone

2 strokes

Words Using 菥 (2)

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Pinyin

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