芍

què, sháo

Radical: 艹 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

芍 decomposes into the following components:

艹 勺

Semantic component: 艹; phonetic component: 勺.

Words containing 芍

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 芍.

白芍
bái sháo
root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in traditional Chinese medicine
芍药
sháo yào
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
芍陂
què bēi
Quepi lake (irrigation project in Han to Tang times on Huai river 淮河 in modern Anhui)
赠芍
zèng sháo
to give peonies
采兰赠芍
cǎi lán zèng sháo
lit. to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom)

Related characters (radical 艹)

Characters that share the radical 艹.

䕭 兹 艹 艺 艻 艽 艾 艿 节 芄 芊 芋 芎 芏 芑 芒 芗 芘 芙 芜 芝 芟 芡 芤

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