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Information of 荛
Pinyin
ráo
Radical
艹
Strokes
9 strokes
Usage
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Definition
fuel / grass
荛 (ráo)
1. 薪草，割柴草。
- Firewood; to cut firewood.
2. 采柴草的人。
- A person who collects firewood; woodman.
3. “芜菁”的别称。
- An alternative name for "turnip."
The origin of the character is as follows:
- 【本义】: 柴草 (Original meaning: firewood)
- 【造字法】: 形声。从艸，尧声。 (Character formation: phono-semantic compound, with the component艸 (grass) and the phonetic 尧 (yáo).)
Usage examples:
- 1. 同本义 ([En.] firewood): 行牧且～。 (To graze and cut firewood.)
- 2. 芜菁，菜名 ([En.] turnip): 引用《说文》：荛，薪也。 (From "Shuowen":荛 means firewood.)
- 3. 樵夫，打柴的人 ([En.] woodman): 刍～ (referring to a woodman, often implying a wanderer).
Additional meanings as a verb:
- 1. 打柴草 ([En.] cut firewood)
- 2. 另见 yáo (Refer to yáo)
Derived terms:
- 樵夫，打柴的人 ([En.] woodman): 荛竖 (cutting grass, a person who removes weeds).
Overall, the character 荛 encompasses meanings related to firewood and the act of collecting wood or grass, as well as a type of vegetable.