苜蓿 mùxu alfalfa Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苜 mù clover Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 目 represents the sound. Components 艹 艹 Meaning component cao, cǎo grass 艹 is a component form of 艸. 目 目 Sound component mù eye Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseZhengzhangmoːdmuɡUnicodemiuk Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 蓿 xù, xu, sù clover Components 艹 艹 Meaning component cao, cǎo grass grass 宿 宿 Sound component sù, xiǔ lodge, sleep overnight Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseZhengzhangsuɡUnicodesiuk Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang