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荑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
荑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
荑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
荑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
荑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
荑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
荑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
荑 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

荑 Stroke Order — How to Write 荑

Stroke Order

荑 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

荑 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹夷

荑 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (weed) carries the meaning, while 夷 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 6 more strokes

荑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yí
  • tí

Meanings of 荑 in Chinese

1

yí荑

To clear weeds from fields; by extension, to level or pare down. Often used in the compound '芟荑'.
他们努力芟荑，使田地平整。
They worked diligently to clear and level the field.
2

tí荑

Tender young shoots of grass, often used poetically to describe delicate and beautiful hands, as in 'hands like tender shoots'.
她那双纤细的手，柔嫩如荑，轻轻拨动着琴弦。
Her slender hands, tender as young shoots, gently plucked the strings.
Tender shoots or sprouts of plants and grass, often referring to the delicate new growth.
春日里，新生的嫩荑充满了生机。
In spring, the newly emerged tender shoots are full of vitality.
A type of weed resembling barnyard grass; interchangeable with '稊'. Often used to describe something insignificant or inferior, as in '不如荑稗' (bù rú tí bài).
这点微薄的收入，和他们的财富相比，简直不如荑稗
This meager income, compared to their wealth, is simply nothing more than weeds.

Words with 荑

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Questions about 荑

What does 荑 mean in Chinese?

荑 (yí) means “To clear weeds from fields” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 荑?

荑 has 2 pronunciations: yí, tí.

How many strokes does 荑 have?

荑 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 荑?

荑 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 荑?

The radical of 荑 is 艹, and 荑 is a phono-semantic compound.