懂中文 Dong Chinese

茗

míng

tea

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

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

名 sound component

名  Sound component

míng

  

name

Evolution

茗 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
茗 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

茗  

míng

tea; tea plant; Thea sinensis; young leaves of tea

Most common words with 茗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

茗

Thea sinensis

品茗

to taste tea