jiè, gài
mustard plant
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 介 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 芥
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
mustard | ||
Chinese broccoli | ||
also pr. [gàicài] | ||
barrier | ||
Chinese broccoli |
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