莠

yǒu

yǒuspelled as iu · 3rd tone — spelling rules

Setaria viridis · vicious

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 10

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

莠=艹+秀

Etymology

weed

Meanings

Setaria viridis

vicious

yǒu

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Words with 莠 13 total

picloram毒莠定dú yǒu dìng useless · worthless · good-for-nothing不稂不莠bù láng bù yǒu good and bad people intermingled良莠不齐liáng yǒu bù qí

Idioms with 莠 7 total Chain

useless · worthless · good-for-nothing不稂不莠bù láng bù yǒu good and bad people intermingled良莠不齐liáng yǒu bù qí