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薮

sǒu

swamp, marsh; wild country

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (grass) provides meaning, 数 provides pronunciation

HSK 16 strokes Uncommon (49%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

艹

cǎo

grass, weed, plant, herb

数

shù

count, number, several

⿱艹数 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

cǎo

艹

grass, weed, plant, herb

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting

3 strokes

shù

数

count, number, several

🔤 Pictophonetic: 攵 (script) provides meaning, 娄 provides pronunciation

13 strokes HSK 3

lóu

娄

a constellation; to wear; surname

💡 Ideographic: A woman 女 looking up at a star 米

9 strokes

mǐ

米

rice, millet, grain

📷 Pictographic: Grains of rice

6 strokes HSK 1

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

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

nǚ

女

woman, girl; female

📷 Pictographic: A woman turned to the side

3 strokes HSK 1

pū

攵

to rap, to tap; script; to let go

📷 Pictographic: A fist made with one's right hand

4 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

yì

乂

to govern; to control; to nurture

💡 Ideographic: Shears, for cultivating a garden

2 strokes

Words Using 薮 (13)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

渊薮 ↗

yuānsǒu

lit. abyss and marsh, meeting place of fish and beast / fig. breeding ground of crime / robbers' hide-out / den of thieves / hotbed of vice / sink of iniquity

yuānsǒu

渊薮 ↗

lit. abyss and marsh, meeting place of fish and beast / fig. breeding ground of crime / robbers' hide-out / den of thieves / hotbed of vice / sink of iniquity

棕薮鸲 ↗

zōngsǒuqú

(Chinese bird species) rufous-tailed scrub robin (Erythropygia galactotes)

zōngsǒuqú

棕薮鸲 ↗

(Chinese bird species) rufous-tailed scrub robin (Erythropygia galactotes)

(Chinese bird species) Emei Shan liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis)

huīxiōngsǒuméi

灰胸薮鹛 ↗

(Chinese bird species) Emei Shan liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis)

灰头薮鹛 ↗

huītóusǒuméi

(Chinese bird species) red-faced liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea)

huītóusǒuméi

灰头薮鹛 ↗

(Chinese bird species) red-faced liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea)

薮 ↗

sǒu

marsh / gathering place

sǒu

薮 ↗

marsh / gathering place

(Chinese bird species) Steere's liocichla (Liocichla steerii)

huángzhìsǒuméi

黄痣薮鹛 ↗

(Chinese bird species) Steere's liocichla (Liocichla steerii)

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