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蕣

shùn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) the rose of Sharon; hibiscus, an other name for 木槿

Examples

HSK 7-9
木槿朝开暮落，只开一天。
Mùjǐn zhāo kāi mù luò, zhǐ kāi yì tiān.
The rose of Sharon blooms in the morning and falls by evening, lasting only a single day.

Tips

history
蕣 is a classical name for the hibiscus / rose of Sharon, displaced in modern Chinese by 木槿. It is not used independently today; you meet it only in old poetry and botanical glosses. It shares its phonetic with 舜 (the legendary sage-king).
register
Classical and literary only. Use 木槿 in modern Chinese for this flower.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
The grass radical 艹 (the top form of 草) marks 蕣 as a flowering plant and is its indexing radical.
phonetic
舜 shùn
the sage-king Shun; (here) phonetic
The 舜 element supplies the sound; the grass radical narrows it to this short-lived blossom.

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蕣 shùn