Definitions
to disobey; contrary; against; to go against; to violate; obscure character, possibly variant of 惡|恶[è]
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A phono-semantic compound, 蘁 is built from the grass radical 艹 on top and the character 惡 on the bottom. The 艹 radical shows that the word belongs to the category of plants, while 惡 gives the sound. The character serves as a specialized botanical name in classical texts, referring to a particular plant or weed. The phonetic 惡, which means 'evil' or 'dislike' when used independently, may also suggest that the plant was considered invasive, toxic, or undesirable.
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