懂中文 Dong Chinese

蕪

wú

luxurious growth of weeds

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

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

無 sound component

無  Sound component

wú

  

negative

Evolution

蕪 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
蕪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蕪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

芜 (蕪) 

wú

luxurious growth of weeds; overgrown with weeds

Most common words with 蕪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

荒芜

overgrown

芜湖

Wuhu prefecture level city in Anhui

芜

overgrown with weeds

芜菁

turnip

莱芜

Laiwu prefecture-level city in Shandong