菽

shū · jiāo

legumes (peas and beans)

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏薄荒若

Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

菽=艹+叔

Etymology

plant

Meanings

legumes (peas and beans)

shū

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Words with 菽 29 total

lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters不辨菽麦bù biàn shū mài (lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom) · (fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities布帛菽粟bù bó shū sù

Idioms with 菽 10 total

lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters不辨菽麦bù biàn shū mài (lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom) · (fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities布帛菽粟bù bó shū sù