懂中文 Dong Chinese

藓

xiǎn

moss

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 鲜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蘚.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

鲜 sound component

鲜  Sound component

xiān, xiǎn

  

fresh

Evolution

藓 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
藓 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
藓 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
藓 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

藓 (蘚) 

xiǎn

moss, lichen; moss; lichen; moss on damp walls; used erroneously for 蘇|苏

Most common words with 藓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

苔藓

moss

藓

moss