Chinese

葯

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Angelica dahurica
  • Phono-semantic compound 形聲
  • HSK 2
  • radical 艸
  • 13 strokes

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Origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qlewɢ, *qreːwɢ): semantic 艸 (“plant”) + phonetic 約 (OC *ʔlewɢs, *ʔlewɢ).

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Lineage

  • meaningChinese艸 “grass”
  • soundChinese約 “to bundle up; to bind”
    • meaningChinese糸 “thin silk”
    • soundChinese勺 “spoon; ladle (Classifier: 把 m)”

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