懂中文 Dong Chinese

荪

sūn

aromatic grass

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 孙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蓀.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

孙 sound component

孙  Sound component

sūn

  

grandchild

Evolution

荪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
荪 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

荪 (蓀) 

sūn

aromatic grass; iris, flower; fragrant grass