rōngróng

soft

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

is a component form of .

耳 sound component

  Sound component

ěr

  

ear

Evolution

茸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
茸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

rōng

soft, downy; buds, sprouts

 

róng

confused; fluffy; luxuriant growth

Most common words with 茸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

毛茸茸

hairy

confused

茸毛

fuzz

鹿茸

young deer antler prior to ossification (used in TCM)

松茸

matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan