菖
Definition
* 〔～蒲〕多年生草本植物，生在水边，地下有根茎，叶子形状像剑，花穗像棍棒。根茎可作香料，又可作健胃药
iris, sweet flag, calamus
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC