菮 (gēng) - An ancient name for a type of plant & an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

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gēng ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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菮 · gēng

An ancient name for a type of plant or grass;

an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

An ancient name for a type of plantan archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

Usage highlights

菮草古菮菮木
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentioned a plant called 菮 (菮草).
  • This character appears in classical botanical references (古书中的菮).
  • Few modern texts use the character 菮 (现代少用字).

Collocations

  • ancient grass(菮草)
  • 古菮(archaic 菮)
  • 菮木(菮 plant)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts as a plant name, but precise identification is uncertain.
  • Extremely rare in modern usage, primarily of interest to scholars of classical Chinese.
  • Demonstrates how Chinese characters can become obsolete over time.

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