藪 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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sǒu

marsh

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

數 Sound component

shù, shǔ, shuò

number

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

sǒu

marsh, swamp; wild country; clump of trees or bushes; marsh; gathering place

Most common words with 藪

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	薮	marsh
	渊薮	lair

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4835th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes	18
Simplified	薮
Unicode	U+85EA
Shuowen	“藪，大澤也。从艸，數聲。九州之藪：楊州具區，荆州雲夢，豫州甫田，青州孟諸，沇州大野，雝州弦圃，幽州奚養，冀州楊紆，并州昭餘祁是也。”

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