莳 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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shí, shì

transplant

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 时 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蒔.

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

时 Sound component

shí

time

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

shí

transplant; plant; dill, Anethum graveolens; see 蒔蘿|莳萝[shíluó]

shì

to grow; to transplant

Most common words with 莳

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	莳	to grow
	莳萝	dill (herb, Anethum graveolens)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

6133rd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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