guān

莞

Character · Noun

plant species mentioned in ancient texts

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

a type of plant, similar to water rush or bulrush

archaic

This term is archaic and appears only in classical literature. It refers to a specific type of rush plant.

 《
Shī诗
Jīng经
 》
zhōng中
yǒu有
tí提
dào到
 “
xià下
guān莞
shàng上
diàn簟
 ”
 。

The Book of Songs mentions 'lower rush mat, upper bamboo mat'.

Guān莞
cǎo草
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
biān编
zhī织
xí席
zi子
 。

Rush grass was often used to weave mats in ancient times.