Dong Chinese dictionary

jīng

stem

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 巠 represents the sound.

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

巠 Sound component

jīng

warp (textile)

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jīng

stem, stalk; stalk; stem; CL:條|条[tiáo]

Most common words with 莖

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