懂中文 Dong Chinese

芜

wú

luxurious growth of weeds

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 无 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蕪.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

无 sound component

无  Sound component

wú

  

negative

Evolution

芜 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

芜 (蕪) 

wú

luxurious growth of weeds; overgrown with weeds

Most common words with 芜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

荒芜

overgrown

芜湖

Wuhu prefecture level city in Anhui

芜

overgrown with weeds

芜菁

turnip

莱芜

Laiwu prefecture-level city in Shandong