茷
flutter, flower
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Readings
On'yomi
- ハイ
- ヒツ
- ホチ
Kun'yomi
- しげ.る
Meaning
茷 centers on the idea of something light and moving: fluttering or waving in the wind, and by extension a flower that sways on its stem.
Study
Etymology
茷 combines the grass radical 艹 with 伐, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the combination suggests something plant-like that moves or flutters.
Meaning mnemonic
Grass 艹 on top of 伐, which looks like a person with a weapon. Imagine a person cutting grass, and the cut grass flutters away in the wind like flower petals.
Reading mnemonic
For ハイ, picture a flower fluttering high in the sky: high -> ハイ, and the flower waves as it floats upward.