jù
kind of lettuce
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 巨 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 苣
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
lettuce (Lactuca sativa) | ||
lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣 | ||
chicory | ||
endive |