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蒿

celery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia); to give off; to weed

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,252 U+84BF

How 蒿 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 高 (phonetic, gāo)

components: 艹 高

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 高

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 高 (gāo) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
高 sound component gāo tall, lofty; high, elevated
豪 háo brave, heroic, chivalrous
膏 gāo grease, fat; ointment, paste
稿 gǎo draft, manuscript, rough copy
敲 qiāo to hammer, to pound, to strike
搞 gǎo to do, to fix, to make, to settle
镐 hào stove; bright
槁 gǎo to wither; withered, rotten, dead
篙 gāo a pole used to punt a boat
犒 kào victory feast; to throw a banquet
缟 gǎo plain white silk
暠 gǎo daybreak; brilliant, bright

Words containing 蒿

WordPinyinMeaning
伤心蒿目 shāng xīn hāo mù to grieve; broken-hearted
青蒿素 qīng hāo sù Arteannuin (anti-malaria chemical); Artemisinin; Qinghaosu
矮脚苦蒿 ǎi jiǎo kǔ hāo see 熊膽草|熊胆草[xiong2 dan3 cao3]
菌陈蒿 jūn chén hāo tarragon
龙蒿 lóng hāo tarragon
蛇蒿 shé hāo tarragon
艾蒿 ài hāo mugwort (Artemisia)
页蒿 yè hāo caraway
茼蒿 tóng hāo crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria)