hóng

葓

Character · Noun

same as "荭"; name of a plant in ancient texts

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Meanings

1 sense · 1 examples
1.

noun

same as 荭 (hóng); refers to a water plant

archaic

This is a rarely used variant character. Its meaning is identical to "荭", which refers to a plant, specifically "水蓼" (water knotweed). It is primarily found in classical Chinese texts or specialized contexts.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
 “
hóng葓
 ”
 ，
jiù就
shì是
xiàn现
zài在
suǒ所
shuō说
de的
 “
hóng荭
cǎo草
 ”
 。

The "葓" mentioned in ancient texts is what we now call "荭草" (knotweed).