Trace Panda
■ radical

cannot

How it’s built

Depicts the sun (日) shining through vegetation (艸). Based on the original meaning "sunset", now written as 暮. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

iconic

grass 艹 is a component form of 艸.

iconic

sun; day

iconic

grass

Through the ages

Bronze script
Seal script

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Characters that use as a component, most common first.

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