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mustard

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How 芥 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 介 (phonetic, jiè)

components: 艹 介

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 介

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 介 (jiè) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
介 sound component jiè agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor
界 jiè boundary, limit; domain; society, the world
价 jià price, value
阶 jiē stairs, steps; degree, rank
尬 gà awkward, embarrassed; to limp, to stagger
疥 jiè scabies; to itch
蚧 jiè horny toad; red-spotted lizard

Words containing 芥

WordPinyinMeaning
草芥人命 cǎo jiè rén mìng see 草菅人命[cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4]
视如土芥 shì rú tǔ jiè to regard as useless; to view as no better than weeds
芥子气 jiè zǐ qì mustard gas
芥花油 jiè huā yóu rapeseed oil; canola oil
水田芥 shuǐ tián jiè watercress
青芥辣 qīng jiè là horseradish; wasabi; green mustard
芥兰 gài lán variant of 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]
芥菜 jiè cài leaf mustard (Brassica juncea); also pr. [gai4cai4]
芥蓝 gài lán Chinese broccoli; Chinese kale; cabbage mustard; Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra; also p…
芥末 jiè mo mustard; wasabi
氮芥气 dàn jiè qì nitrogen mustard
筷子芥 kuài zi jiè Arabis, a genus of Brassica family including cress
芥菜籽 jiè cài zǐ mustard seed
芥蒂 jiè dì an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge
拾芥 shí jiè to pick up cress; fig. sth easy to do; a piece of cake
荆芥 jīng jiè schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine
芥茉 jiè mo variant of 芥末[jie4 mo5]