荬

蕒
mǎi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 苣荬菜) sow thistle, an edible wild herb

Examples

HSK 7-9
Qǔ mai cài shì yì zhǒng lüèdài kǔwèi de yěcài.
Sow thistle is a wild vegetable with a slightly bitter taste.
HSK 7-9
Chūntiān cūnmín dào dì lǐ wā qǔ mai cài.
In spring villagers go to the fields to pick sow thistle.

Tips

usage
荬 is a bound character used only in 苣荬菜, sow thistle, a common edible wild green. In the full plant name the middle character is often read in a light neutral tone.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
艹 is the grass radical 草 in top form. It marks this clearly as a plant, here an edible wild herb.
phonetic
买 mǎi
to buy
买 supplies the sound mǎi, matching its own reading exactly. It is the simplified phonetic element, standing for the traditional 蕒.

Stroke Order

荬 mǎi