蔈 (biāo) - A type of plant & duckweed or water plant
蔈 · biāo
A type of plant;
duckweed or water plant;
also refers to a kind of rush or sedge used for making mats.
A type of plantduckweed or water plantalso refers to a kind of rush or
Usage highlights
duckweed plantwater plantrush matfloating plantmarsh vegetation
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The pond was covered with duckweed (蔈浮萍).
- They harvested rushes to make mats (蔈草席).
- Ancient texts mention this aquatic plant (水蔈).
Collocations
- duckweed plant(蔈萍)
- water plant(水蔈)
- rush mat(蔈席)
- floating plant(浮蔈)
- marsh vegetation(泽蔈)
Cultural background
FAQ- Mentioned in classical Chinese texts as a type of aquatic vegetation.
- Historically used for practical purposes like mat-making from certain rush varieties.