Dong Chinese dictionary

jiàn

recommend

pasture, straw mat

Depicts an animal (廌) eating grass (艹) in a pasture. Based on the original meaning "pasture, straw mat". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

艹 Iconic component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

廌 Iconic component

zhì

Xiezhi (unicorn)

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jiàn

offer, present; recommend; to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat

Most common words with 薦

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	推荐	to recommend
	推荐信	recommendation letter
	引荐	to recommend sb
	自荐	to recommend oneself (for a job)
	荐	grass

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