GRASS    草屬草

SMALL PLANT CONSISTING ONLY of ROOTS AND LEAVES, AND EATEN by SHEEP AND BOVINES.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general term for grass, possibly including some of what we would call flowers, is cǎo 草.
Modern Chinese Criteria
草 苴 草苴 薦 草叢 草莽 草萊 雜草 草茅 荒草 野草 奧草 蒿萊 小草 寸草 嫩草 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • HAY　DRY GRASS USED FOR FEEDING ANIMALS. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • HERBS　GRASS which is FRAGRANT OR USEFUL FOR MEDICINE. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • PLANT　CREATURE that CAN NOT VOLUTARILY MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 11)
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 8.51

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    GRASSY Dum 1229

    herbidus refers to a place as being full of grass.

    herbosus refers to a place that is not only full of grass, but especially productive of it.

    herbeus refers to something being rather grass-like or green like grass.

    herbarius refers to something being connected with grass or concerned with grass.

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 42

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 2.1597

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.127

    • Words (51 items)

    草  cǎo OC: tshuuʔ MC: tshɑu 20 AttributionsWD

    The current general term for grass, possibly including some of what we would call flowers, is cǎo 草.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 廬/HUT The general word for a hut is lú 廬.
    • Epithet: 野/WILD
    • Assoc: 木/TREE The current word for a tree is mù 木. In Shang times times this word was a count noun for trees, later it also referred to felled trees and in particular to timber as a material. Thus in Warring States times the special feature of this word is that it is a mass noun as well as a count noun.
    • Assoc: 薦/HAY

      Syntactic words
    • n(blade of) grass (countable!)
    • nadNthatched; made of grass/straw/hemp
    • nadNhabitatliving in the grass
    • nadVwith a grass/hemp rope; in the grass
    • nadVobjectusing grass (to feed oneself)
    • nmgrass; vegetation; grassy plants, non-tree-like green plants, low bushes, including bamboos, according to SHJ: 其草多竹
    • nmadNmaterialmade of grass
    • n{PLACE}adVin the grass
    • n{PRED}figurativebe (like) grass (without or with 也)
    茆茅  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC:
    茅  máo OC: mruu MC: mɣɛu 8 AttributionsWD

    Máo 茅/茆 refers to watermallows; its roots and stalks are used in medicaments.

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    • nreeds, attap; thatch
    • nadNmade of reed, thatched
    • nmadNgrassy> not infertileCH
    藜  lí OC: riil MC: lei 6 AttributionsWD

    Lí 藜 refers to a kind of an annual plant (Chenopodium album) with edible leaves.

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    • npigweed
    葦  wěi OC: ɢulʔ MC: ɦɨi 4 AttributionsWD
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    • nreed; rush
    蒿  hāo OC: qhoow MC: hɑu 4 AttributionsWD

    Hāo 蒿 refers to a wormwood (Artemisia capillaries Thunb.). This was used as vegetables.

      Syntactic words
    • nwormwood
    蒲  pú OC: baa MC: buo̝ 2 AttributionsWD

    Pú 蒲 refers to a fragrant cattail (Typha latifolia), which can be used for mats.

      Syntactic words
    • nreeds that grow in water; water grasses
    葭  jiā OC: kraa MC: kɣɛ 2 AttributionsWD

    Jiā 葭 refers to the young reed.

      Syntactic words
    • nmreeds, rushes
    葛藟  gé lěi OC: kaad rulʔ MC: kɑt li 2 AttributionsWD

    Gélěi 葛藟 refers to a wild species of vine (Vitis flexuosa Thunb.), which is used for medical purposes.

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    • NPmvitis flexuosa Thunb.
    艾  ài OC: ŋaads MC: ŋɑi 2 AttributionsWD

    Ài 艾 refers to a kind of artemisia (Artemisia argyi Levl. et Van.); this is a perennial herb, the stalks and leaves of which are used in medicaments. Its leaves are also used for moxibution.

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    • nmmugwort; Artemisia
    菅  jiān OC: kroon MC: kɣan 2 AttributionsWD
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    • ncoarse grass themeda gigantea; reeds
    • nmadNmade of coarse grass
    芐  xià OC: ɢraas MC: ɦɣɛ 1 AttributionWD

    Xià 芐 refers to a cattail, which can be used for mats.

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    • nRhemannia, kind of grass
    菖  chāng OC: thjaŋ MC: tɕhi̯ɐŋ 1 AttributionWD
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    • nsweet-scented lemon grass; Acorus calamus
    屮  chè MC: trhjet OC: -- 1 AttributionWD
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    • n= the original character for cao3 草: grass, weedsLZ
    荻  dí OC: deeɡ MC: dek 1 AttributionWD

    Dí 荻 is a kind of reed with a pithy stem

      Syntactic words
    • nkind of rush, Miscanthus sacchariflorus
    蒲葦  pú wěi OC: baa ɢulʔ MC: buo̝ ɦɨi 1 AttributionWD
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    • NPnonreferentialreeds and grasses
    蒹  jiān OC: kleem MC: kem 1 AttributionWD

    Jiān 蒹 refers to a small kind of the reed without long spikes.

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    • nrushl; kind of reed
    萑  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 AttributionWD

    Huán 萑 refers to a reed.

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    • nkind of sedge; grass used for making mats
    茆  mǎo MC: maewX OC: mbruuʔ 1 AttributionWD
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    • nReed grass used for thatched roofsCW
    糜草  mí cǎo OC: mre tshuuʔ MC: miɛ tshɑu 1 AttributionWD

    Mí cǎo 糜草 is a medical herb already known in antiquity.

      Syntactic words
    • NPdeer grass
    莠  yǒu OC: luʔ MC: jɨu 1 AttributionWD

    Yǒu 莠 refers to various grasses among fields.

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    • nwild millet; weed; Setaria viridis
    葽  yāo OC: qew MC: ʔiɛu 0 AttributionsWD
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    • na kind of grass
    蕙  huì OC: ɢʷiids MC: ɦei 0 AttributionsWD

    Huì 蕙 refers to a species of fragrant orchid that was worn as an ornament or used as a fragrant incense to extoll diseases

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    蘋  pín OC: bin MC: bin 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nXanthium sibiricum Patrin.; kind of floating plant, duckweed is edible. Flowers, leaves, stem are all edible. Bland taste
    蕝  jué OC: tsod MC: tsiɛt 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nbundle of grass used in ritual
    卷耳  juǎn ěr MC: kjwenX nyiX OC: kronʔ mljɯʔ 0 AttributionsWD

    Quán ěr 卷耳 refers to fuling (Poris cocos), a kind of chinese medical herb.

      Syntactic words
    • NPXanthium sibiricum Patrin
    芄  wán OC: ɢoon MC: ɦʷɑn 0 AttributionsWD

    Wán 芄 is a perennial grass, the stalks, leaves, and seeds of which are used in medicaments.

      Syntactic words
    • nMetaplexis (grass)
    菖莆  chāng fǔ OC: thjaŋ paʔ MC: tɕhi̯ɐŋ pi̯o 0 AttributionsWD

    Chāng pú 菖莆 refers to a calamus; it is a perennial fragrant herb, the roots and stalks of which are used in medicaments.

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    蘮  jì OC: krads MC: kiɛi 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nkind of grass (WANGLI: 1126)
    虈  xiāo OC: hŋraw MC: hiɛu 0 AttributionsWD

    Xiāo 虈 refers to the root of Dahurian angelica.

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    • nkind of fragrant grass
    白芷  bái zhǐ OC: braaɡ kljɯʔ MC: bɣɛk tɕɨ 0 AttributionsWD

    Bái zhǐ 白芷 refers to a root of Dahurian angelica.

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    苹  píng OC: breŋ MC: bɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD

    Píng 苹 is a kind of artemisia or southernwood, which is edible.

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    苜蓿  mù sù OC: muɡ suɡ MC: muk suk 0 AttributionsWD

    Mù sù 苜蓿 refers to a lucerne: an annual plant which is edible and was also used as a fertilizer.

      Syntactic words
    • NPlucerne, alfalfa, Medicago denticulata
    萊  lái OC: rɯɯ MC: ləi 0 AttributionsWD

    Lái 萊 refers to thickly growing grasses.

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    茢  liè OC: b-red MC: liɛt 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nmsedges, rushes
    茅  máo OC: mruu MC: mɣɛu 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nadNthatched
    庶草  shù cǎo OC: qhljaɡs tshuuʔ MC: ɕi̯ɤ tshɑu 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPall sorts of grasses and herbs
    荇菜  xìng cài OC: ɢraaŋʔ tshɯɯs MC: ɦɣaŋ tshəi 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPNymphoides nymphaeoedes Britton.; P: fringed water-lily
    蘆  lú OC: ɡ-raa MC: luo̝ 0 AttributionsWD

    Lú 蘆 refers to a reed.

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    茇  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD

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    • nkind of grass
    稗  bài OC: brees MC: bɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD

    Bài 稗 refers to various grasses resembling grains.

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    莞  guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn
    莞  huán OC: ɡoon MC: ɦʷɑn 0 AttributionsWD

    Guān 莞 refers to a small cattail.

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    萋  qī OC: shiil MC: tshei 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nthickly growing grass
    苛  kē OC: ɡlaal MC: ɦɑ 0 AttributionsWD

    Kē 苛 refers to small grasses.

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    • nsmall grass
    荀  xún OC: sqʷlin MC: sʷin 0 AttributionsWD

    Xún 荀 is a mythological fragrant grass worn as an ornament.

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    • na kind of grass
    荇  xìng OC: ɢraaŋʔ MC: ɦɣaŋ 0 AttributionsWD

    Xìng 荇 refers to a perennial water-grass with edible leaves.

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    菅  jiān OC: kroon MC: kɣan 0 AttributionsWD

    Jiān 菅 refers to a perennial grass (Miscanthus sinensis Anders.), the stalks of which are used for mats.

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    卉  huì OC: qhuls MC: hɨi 0 AttributionsWD
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    • nplants in general
    稊  tí OC: liil MC: dei 0 AttributionsWD

    Tí 稊 refers to various grasses in the fields.

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    • nkind of grass
    蒯  kuǎi OC: khruuds MC: khɣɛi 0 AttributionsWD

    Kuǎi 蒯 refers to a perennial grass (Scirpus asiaticus Beetle) growing in the vicinity of water, the stalks of which are used for mats or ropes.

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    • nwoolgrass, Scirpus cyperinus
    苓  líng OC: ɡ-reeŋ MC: leŋ 0 AttributionsWD

    Líng 苓 is another term for fuling (Poris cocos), a kind of medical herb.

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    莎  suō OC: sool MC: sʷɑ 0 AttributionsWD

    Suō 莎 refers to a perennial grass with a large brown stalk; it is used in medicaments.

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    • nCyperus (grass)