懂中文 Dong Chinese

荄

gāi

roots

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

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

亥 sound,iconic component

亥  Sound Iconic component

hài

  

12th terrestrial branch

Depicts roots of a plant.

Evolution

荄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
荄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

荄  

gāi

roots; roots of plant