(biāo) - A type of plant & duckweed or water plant

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· 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

Synonyms

  • duckweed
  • kind of rush or sedge

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.

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