蘚 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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xiǎn

moss

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

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

鮮 Sound component

xiān, xiǎn

fresh

Evolution

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xiǎn

moss, lichen; moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇|苏

Most common words with 蘚

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	苔藓	moss
	藓	moss

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4187th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Sources