shuò

technical
common

Meaning of

蒴 means capsule; dry dehiscent fruit (botany). Pronounced shuò.

  • capsule; dry dehiscent fruit (botany)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhī
ma
de
shuò
guǒ
chéng
shú
hòu
huì
rán
liè
kāi
 

The sesame capsules split open naturally when ripe.

Yīng
de
shuò
guǒ
zhōng
hán
yǒu
zhī
 

The opium poppy capsule contains a milky latex.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhí
de
shuò
guǒ
chéng
cháng
yuán
xíng
 

The capsules of this plant are oblong in shape.

Chéng
shú
de
shuò
guǒ
gān
zào
hòu
huì
liè
kāi
sàn
chū
zhǒng
zi
 

The mature capsule dries and splits open to scatter seeds.

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