稊 (tí) - Tares (a type of weed resembling grain) & shoots or sprouts

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Tares (a type of weed resembling grain);

shoots or sprouts;

metaphor for something small or insignificant.

Tares (a type of weed resembling grain)shoots or sproutsmetaphor for something small or insignificant.

Usage highlights

Tares and wheatSprouts of the poplarTares among milletOld tree producing shootsTares in the granary

Synonyms

  • 稗— darnel, weeds resembling grain
  • 莠— weed, bad plant

Antonyms

  • 禾— grain, cereal crop
  • 麦— wheat

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The field was overgrown with tares (稊).
  • New shoots sprouted from the old stump (枯杨生稊).
  • He felt as insignificant as a tare among wheat (如稊米之在太仓).

Collocations

  • Tares and wheat(稊米)
  • Sprouts of the poplar(杨稊)
  • Tares among millet(稊稗)
  • Old tree producing shoots(枯杨生稊)
  • Tares in the granary(太仓稊米)

Idioms

  • An old poplar puts forth shoots(枯杨生稊)
  • A tare in the great granary(太仓稊米)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts like the I Ching (Book of Changes) as a metaphor for renewal or insignificance.
  • Often used in contrast to valuable grains to represent something worthless or weedy.
  • In the I Ching, '枯杨生稊' symbolizes unexpected renewal in old age or decline.

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