懂中文 Dong Chinese

蔷

qiáng

rose

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 啬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 薔.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

啬 sound component

啬  Sound component

sè

  

stingy

Evolution

蔷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蔷 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
蔷 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

蔷 (薔) 

qiáng

rose; wild rose

Most common words with 蔷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蔷薇

Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora)

蔷

wild rose