懂中文 Dong Chinese

荐

jiàn

recommend

Original meaning: 

pasture, straw mat

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 存 represents the sound. Simplified form of 薦. Based on the original meaning "pasture, straw mat". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

存 sound component

存  Sound component

cún

  

exist, keep

Evolution

荐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
荐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

荐 (薦) 

jiàn

offer, present; recommend; to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat

Most common words with 荐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

推荐

to recommend

推荐信

recommendation letter

引荐

to recommend sb

自荐

to recommend oneself (for a job)

荐

grass

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

鞯