懂中文 Dong Chinese

蔬

shū

vegetables

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

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

plant

疏 sound component

疏  Sound component

shū

  

wide apart

Evolution

蔬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蔬 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蔬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蔬  

shū

vegetables, greens; vegetables

Most common words with 蔬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蔬菜

vegetables

蔬

vegetables

蔬果

vegetables and fruits

菜蔬

greens

蔬食

vegetarian meal