荚

莢

jiá

夹 + 艹

Definitions

jiá pod (botany)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 夹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 莢.

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 夹

About

The character 荚 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic grass radical 艹 on top, linking it to plants, and the phonetic component 夹 below, indicating its pronunciation. Its traditional form, 莢, uses the unsimplified phonetic element 夾. The character refers to the seed pod or protective casing of leguminous plants like beans and peas, specifically describing the botanical structure that houses the seeds.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我从地里摘了一个豆荚。

Wǒ cóng dì lǐ zhāi le yī gè dòu jiá.

I picked a bean pod from the ground.

皂荚树在院子里生长。

Zào jiá shù zài yuàn zi lǐ shēng zhǎng.

The honey locust tree grows in the yard.

孩子们喜欢玩豆荚。

Hái zi men xǐ huān wán dòu jiá.

Children like playing with bean pods.

春天，豆荚开始形成。

Chūn tiān, dòu jiá kāi shǐ xíng chéng.

In spring, bean pods begin to form.

皂荚的果实可以用来清洗。

Zào jiá de guǒ shí kě yǐ yòng lái qīng xǐ.

The fruit of honey locust can be used for cleaning.

荚果是豆科植物的特征。

Jiá guǒ shì dòu kē zhí wù de tè zhēng.

Legumes are characteristic of leguminous plants.

农民们收集豆荚以获取种子。

Nóng mín men shōu jí dòu jiá yǐ huò qǔ zhǒng zi.

Farmers collect bean pods to obtain seeds.

在植物学中，荚果的分类很重要。

Zài zhí wù xué zhōng, jiá guǒ de fēn lèi hěn zhòng yào.

In botany, the classification of legumes is important.

Related Characters

Component: 夹

Component: 艹

荚