04187 Chinese character of 莠 and pronounce jau5

The Chinese word【莠】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes plants or culture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Weeds or weeds. Explanation: A general term for Lepidoptera insects. It is similar to a butterfly but has an enlarged body, long, silky antennae, and grayish-white wings that lie horizontally when at rest. Most of them are nocturnal and dormant during the day. There are many types, such as hawk moths, silk moths, and tiger moths.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【莠】:yǒu

Cantonese Jyutping of 【莠】:jau5

This section covers the key information related to the character 【莠】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【莠】, for example:Describing a plant or culture , It means mainly weeds or weeds .The intricacy of Chinese characters allows for multiple layers of meaning, some of which may not be entirely outlined here.

【莠】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【莠草、麥莠】(Mandarin Pinyin:yǒu cǎo 、mài yǒu/ Cantonese Jyutping:jau5 cou2 、mak6 jau5)

There are exactly 11 strokes in this character,Its usage is more restrictive, making it an advanced-level Chinese character that one only needs to learn when seeking to challenge their own abilities,The sentence below shows how this character appears in written language.:


農田裡的莠草需要及時清除。

Weeds in farmland need to be removed in time.


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