荚

jiá

j+iá·2nd tone

pod (botany)

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 9

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

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Character Decomposition

荚=艹+夹

Etymology

plant

Meanings

pod (botany)

jiá

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Words with 荚 23 total

seed pod · legume荚果jiá guǒ Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)皂荚zào jiá pod (of legumes)豆荚dòu jiá Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)皂荚树zào jiá shù okra (Hibiscus esculentus) · lady's fingers秋葵荚qiū kuí jiá Histoplasma capsulatum荚膜组织胞浆菌jiá mó zǔ zhī bāo jiāng jūn