懂中文 Dong Chinese

菑

zāi, zī

to weed grass

Evolution

菑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
菑 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Definitions

菑  

zāi

to weed grass; land which has been under cultivation for one year

菑  

Zī

field recently opened for cultivation; surname Zi

灾 (菑) 

zāi

old variant of 災|灾[zāi]