yǐ

苢

Character · Noun

see 'fú yǐ' (plantain)

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

used in 'fú yǐ' (plantain, Plantago asiatica)

This character does not appear independently; it only occurs in the compound 芣苢, a classical name for plantain (Plantago asiatica). The term is famous from the ancient poem "Fú Yǐ" in the Classic of Poetry (Shījīng).

Cǎi采
cǎi采
fú芣
yǐ苢
 ，
bó薄
yán言
cǎi采
zhī之
 。

Gather, gather the plantain, come and gather it.

Fú芣
yǐ苢
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
cǎo草
yào药
 。

Plantain is a common medicinal herb.