Dong Chinese dictionary

zhè

sugar cane

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

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

庶 Sound component

shù

numerous

蔗 and 庶 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.蔗 /*tAk-s/
庶 /*s-tak-s/

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhè

sugar cane

Most common words with 蔗

Sources