苔藓

苔蘚

táixiǎn

noun #26,519

Meanings

1 moss
2 bryophyte

Characters

lichen / moss (type of plant)

moss / bryophyte

Examples

石头上长满了绿色的苔藓。

Shítou shang zhǎng mǎnle lǜsè de táixiǎn.

The rocks were covered with green moss.

古寺的台阶上布满了苔藓。

Gǔ sì de táijiē shàng bùmǎnle táixiǎn.

The steps of the ancient temple were blanketed in moss.

Tips

memory

苔 (tái) also appears in 苔藓植物 (bryophytes). Think of 苔 as the mossy slipperiness on wet rocks — the character contains 艹 (grass radical) suggesting plant life.

Stroke Order

苔 tái

藓 xiǎn