lǚ

稆

Character · AdjectiveTraditional穭

self-sown; wild (of grain)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

self-sown; wild; volunteer (of grains or plants)

archaic

A classical and technical term, rarely used in modern daily speech. Primarily describes crops like rice or wheat that grow without being planted, often from seeds from a previous harvest.

Tián田
biān边
yǒu有
jǐ几
zhū株
lǚ穭
shēng生
de的
dào稻
zi子
 。

There are a few self-sown rice plants by the edge of the field.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
lǚ穭
shēng生
de的
xiǎo小
mài麦
shēng生
mìng命
lì力
hěn很
qiáng强
 。

This kind of volunteer wheat is very resilient.

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Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
yǒu有
 '
lǚ穭
shēng生
 '
yī一
cí词
 。

The term 'lǚshēng' appears in ancient texts.