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苽

Character · Noun

variant of 菰; water bamboo; wild rice stem; a type of grass

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

variant character for 菰; refers to water bamboo or wild rice stem (Zizania latifolia)

archaic

Used in classical texts. In modern writing, 菰 is the standard character.

Gǔ古
shī诗
wén文
zhōng中
kě可
jiàn见
 “
gū苽
 ”
zì字
 ，
yǔ与
 “
gū菰
 ”
tōng通
yòng用
 。

The character '苽' can be seen in classical poetry and prose, interchangeable with '菰'.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
gǔ古
chēng称
gū苽
 ，
jīn今
duō多
xiě写
zuò作
gū菰
 。

This plant was anciently called '苽', now mostly written as '菰'.