莩

Mandarin · pinyin fú#

Meanings · fú

  1. membrane lining inside a cylindrical stem
  2. culm
Mandarin · pinyin piǎo#

Meanings · piǎo

  1. variant of 殍 piǎo
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莩
fú · membrane lining inside of reed
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2 · fu2

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fu1 · piu5

Cantonese word readings for 莩. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

  1. reed membrane
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of) abbreviation of 莩草 (“setaria chondrachne”).

character · Etymology 2

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 殍 (piǎo)

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