懂中文 Dong Chinese

茈

cí, zǐ

a plant yielding a red dye

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

plant

此 sound component

此  Sound component

cǐ

  

this

Evolution

茈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
茈 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
茈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

茈  

cí

a plant yielding a red dye

茈  

zǐ

Common Gromwell or European stoneseed (Lithospermum officinale)