sháoquè

peony

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

plant

勺 sound component

  Sound component

sháo

  

spoon

Evolution

芍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
芍 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
芍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

sháo

peony; water chestnuts; Chinese peony; Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora

 

Què

see 芍陂[Què​pí]

Most common words with 芍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

Chinese peony

芍药

peony used in TCM