菟 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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tú, tù

dodder

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

plant

兔 Sound component

tù

rabbit

Evolution

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tú

dodder; creeper

tù

dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses); also called 菟絲子|菟丝子

Most common words with 菟

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	菟	also called 菟絲子\|菟丝子
	菟丝子	dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5189th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes	11
Unicode	U+83DF

Sources