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蒴

shuò
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (botany) a capsule; a dry seed-pod that splits open when ripe, as in 蒴果 capsule fruit

Examples

罂粟的蒴果成熟后会散出许多小种子。
Yīngsù de shuò guǒ chéngshú hòu huì sàn chū xǔduō xiǎo zhǒngzi.
When a poppy's capsule ripens, it releases many tiny seeds.

Tips

register
蒴 is a bound botany term and does not stand alone. It appears in 蒴果 (capsule, a fruit type) and 蒴轴 (the central axis of a moss capsule).

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant (grass radical)
The grass radical 艹 on top marks 蒴 as a plant part — a seed capsule. Same plant-cap as 果-related botany words and 芽 sprout.
phonetic
朔 shuò
new moon; the first of the lunar month
Below sits 朔 (new moon), supplying the sound shuò directly with no tone change. It contributes no 'moon' meaning — it is purely the phonetic tag under the grass radical for this botanical term.

Stroke Order

蒴 shuò