蒔
shìshí

transplant

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。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

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

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode