niè

stump

Components
薛 sound component

  Sound component

xuē

  

kind of marsh grass

木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

tree

Evolution

蘖 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
蘖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蘖 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
蘖 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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niè

stump, sprout; new shoot growing from cut branch or stump

Most common words with 蘖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

分蘖

tiller (stem at the base of grass plants)

new shoot growing from cut branch or stump

蘖枝

branch stem