苔藓

苔蘚

táixiǎn

noun #26,519

Meanings

1 moss
2 bryophyte

Characters

lichen / moss (type of plant)

moss / bryophyte

Examples

HSK 5

石头上长满了绿色的苔藓。

Shítou shang zhǎngmǎn le lǜsè de táixiǎn.

The rocks were covered with green moss.

HSK 7-9

古寺的台阶上布满了苔藓。

Gǔ sì de táijiē shàng bùmǎn le 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