莠 Stroke Order

莠 [yǒu] 名 1. A type of annual herbaceous plant with hairy spikes that resembles millet, commonly known as "dog tail grass" (犬尾草). 2. A metaphor for bad quality or undesirable people. Example: 良莠不齐 (the good and the bad are not equal). 形 1. To denote something bad or evil (English: bad). For example: 莠言 (abusive language; bad words); 莠民 (bad people). 引 1. “说文” states: 莠, 谷物下扬生莠. According to this, the spikes of the grains grow yet remain unformed, falling to the ground to grow weeds (莠). Today, this refers to "dog tail grass," i.e., 董蓈. 2. From the Book of Songs: 惟莠骄骄. 进一步解释 名 1. Another name for dog tail grass. Refer to the entry for 「狗尾草」. 2. Bad people or things. Example: “良莠不齐”. 形 1. Bad or evil. Refer to the entries for 「莠言」, 「莠民」, etc.