Definitions
used in 苧麻|苎麻[zhù má]
Etymology phono-semantic
grass
Semantic:
艹
About
The character "苎", signifying the ramie plant, derives from its traditional form "苧" which combines the grass radical "艹" with the phonetic component "寧", a pictophonetic structure that classifies it as a plant while indicating pronunciation. This character has consistently denoted ramie, a source of textile fiber, throughout historical usage, and its simplified form replaces "寧" with the component "宁", yet the meaning remains specific to the plant without semantic shift.