菟
tù

dodder

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

兔
兔 Sound component
tù rabbit

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰaːs
daː
Unicodedho

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica