莳萝籽
shí​luó​zǐ

dill seed

莳 shí, shì transplant Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 时 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蒔.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

时
时 Sound component
shí time

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萝 luó type of creeping plant Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 罗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蘿.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

罗
罗 Sound component
luó, luō, luo net for catching birds

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籽 zǐ seed

A grain 米 seed 子; 子 also provides the pronunciation

Components

米
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
子
子 SoundMeaning component
zi, zǐ child

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔslɯʔ

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

蒔 transplant Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 時 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

時
時 Sound component
shí time

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdjɯ
djɯs

說文解字

更別種。从艸時聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

蘿 luó type of creeping plant Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 羅 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

羅
羅 Sound component
net for catching birds

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangraːl
Unicodelɑ

說文解字

莪也。从艸羅聲。

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Historical pronunciations
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)