huì HSK7

general term for plants

Depicts a group of plants (, ).

Components

Iconic component
chè, cǎo sprout
Iconic component
cao, cǎo grass

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

說文解字

《說文》:“卉,艸之總名也。从艸、屮。”

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