蕎
qiáo

buckwheat

A tall 喬 grass 艹; 喬 also provides the pronunciation

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
喬
喬 SoundMeaning component
tall

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartgjew[ɡ](r)aw (no pre-Qín exx.)buckwheat (qiáomài 蕎⿆麥)
Zhengzhangkrew
ɡrew

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

荞 qiáo buckwheat Simplified

A tall 乔 grass 艹; 乔 also provides the pronunciation

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
乔
乔 SoundMeaning component
qiáo, jiǎo tall

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode