tí

荑

Character · Noun

new shoot; barnyard grass

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

new leaf bud; young shoot; sprout

archaic

Literary term for the tender new growth of plants, especially in classical poetry.

Liǔ柳
tí荑
chū初
zhàn绽
 ，
chūn春
yì意
àng盎
rán然
 。

The willow buds are just opening, and the spring mood is full.

Xī昔
wǒ我
wǎng往
yǐ矣
 ，
yáng杨
liǔ柳
yī依
yī依
 ；
jīn今
wǒ我
lái来
sī思
 ，
yǔ雨
xuě雪
fēi霏
fēi霏
 。

When I left here, the willows were swaying; now I return, through rain and snow.

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Cǎo草
mù木
yǒu有
tí荑
 ，
chūn春
shēng生
qiū秋
luò落
 。

Plants have new shoots, growing in spring and falling in autumn.

2.

noun

barnyard grass; cockspur grass; a weed similar to barnyard millet

archaic

Refers to Echinochloa species or similar grassy weeds that grow in fields.

Tián田
jiān间
shēng生
tí荑
 ，
nóng农
fū夫
shān芟
zhī之
 。

Weeds grow in the fields, and the farmer cuts them down.

Tí荑
cǎo草
yǔ与
hé禾
miáo苗
zhēng争
féi肥
 。

The barnyard grass competes with the grain seedlings for fertilizer.