藨

biāo / pāo

noun

Meanings

水边的人割藨草编席。

Shuǐbiān de rén gē biāocǎo biān xí.

People by the water cut sedge to weave mats.

藨草的茎可以制绳和草鞋。

Biāocǎo de jīng kěyǐ zhì shéng hé cǎoxié.

Sedge stems can be used to make rope and straw sandals.

usage

Read biāo, 藨 is a bound character meaning the sedge plant, only ever in 藨草 (a water-side sedge used for weaving).

radical

艹 cǎo

grass; plant

艹 is the grass radical on top, marking 藨 as a plant. It pairs with the phonetic below to name a specific sedge.

phonetic

麃 biāo

phonetic element

麃 carries the sound biāo. It is rare as a standalone character today and works here purely as the phonetic part under the grass radical.

藨 biāo