yǒu

literary
botanical

Meaning of

莠 means green bristlegrass; foxtail grass (Setaria viridis); bad; evil; inferior (of people). Pronounced yǒu.

  • green bristlegrass; foxtail grass (Setaria viridis)
  • bad; evil; inferior (of people)

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Tián
de
yǒu
cǎo
zhǎng
de
zhuāng
jia
hái
gāo
 

The bristlegrass in the field grew taller than the crops.

Yǒu
shì
zhǒng
cháng
jiàn
de
tián
jiān
cǎo
 

Bristlegrass is a common field weed.

Nóng
mín
men
zhèng
zài
qīng
chú
de
yǒu
cǎo
 

The farmers are removing the bristlegrass from the field.