苜 (mù): (in 苜蓿) alfalfa; lucerne

Meanings

农民在地里种了很多苜蓿作饲料。

Nóngmín zài dì lǐ zhòng le hěnduō mùxu zuò sìliào.

Farmers plant a lot of alfalfa in the fields as fodder.

苜蓿营养丰富，是牲口爱吃的草。

Mùxu yíngyǎng fēngfù, shì shēngkou ài chī de cǎo.

Alfalfa is highly nutritious and is a favorite food of livestock.

usage

Only used in 苜蓿 (alfalfa), a forage crop. Neither 苜 nor 蓿 appears on its own.

radical

艹 cǎo

grass; plant

The grass radical, a top form of 草. It marks this as a plant, here the forage crop alfalfa.

phonetic

目 mù

eye

Supplies the sound, 目 giving mù directly. It contributes no meaning here; it is purely the phonetic part of this plant character.

苜 mù