huò藿
藿
archaic
technical
Meaning of 藿
藿 means leaves of leguminous plants; bean leaves. Pronounced huò.
- leaves of leguminous plants; bean leaves
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes11
Stroke Order
藿
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
shí时
pín贫
zhě者
cháng常
shí食
huò藿
。
In ancient times, the poor often ate bean leaves.
huò藿
shí食
a meager diet of bean leaves (figuratively, the life of commoners)
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
yǒu有
yún云
：
‘‘
Cǎi采
cǎi采
juǎn卷
ěr耳
，
bù不
yíng盈
qǐng顷
kuāng筐
。
Jiē嗟
wǒ我
huái怀
rén人
，
zhì寘
bǐ彼
zhōu周
háng行
。
’
Qí
zhōng其
suī中
wèi虽
zhí未
zhǐ直
huò指
dàn藿
，
miáo但
huì描
le绘
cǎi了
jí采
yě集
shū野
zhī蔬
jǐng之
景
。
The Book of Songs says: 'Picking and picking the mouse-ear, not filling a slanting basket. Alas, I long for my man, left by the Zhou road.' While it doesn't directly mention bean leaves, it depicts a scene of gathering wild vegetables.
Relations
Antonyms
Measure Words
片/ piàn
Primary
把/ bǎ
斤/ jīn