Unicode: U+83A0

Pinyin: xiù yǒu

Definition

* 一年生草本植物,穗有毛,很像谷子,亦称"狗尾草"。 * 喻品质坏的,不好的人。 良~不齐

weeds, tares; undesirable, evil

Structure

莠 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Qin Script
c. 475–206 BCE (Qin, Warring States → Qin dynasty)
Qin-area character forms attested on bamboo/wood slips (e.g., Shuihudi, deposited 217 BCE), overlapping chronologically with the standardization of seal script and the emergence of clerical tendencies.Wikipedia ->
71_E050
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_83A0
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
71_E05091_E2B491_E2B5

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC