艹
cǎo

grass

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 29, 2020, 04:48 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 29, 2020, 04:48 PM

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艹 is a component form of 艸, which depicts blades of grass.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“艸，百芔也。从二屮。”

Sources

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Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)