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蕊 — 15 strokes / Radical「艹」

道
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On
ズイずい · zui
Kun
しべshibe
Meaning
pistil; stamen

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Grass 艹 over three hearts: what stands at the centre of a flower — the pistil and stamen.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 雄蕊おしべ

    stamen

  • 雌蕊めしべ

    pistil

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

花(はな)の雄蕊(おしべ)に小(ちい)さな虫(むし)が止(と)まった。

A small insect settled on the stamen of the flower.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

雄蕊雌蕊蕊雄male雌female芙lotus芭banana…芥mustar…芹Japane…苅mow瑞auspic…随follow惴appreh…隋the Su…髄marrow
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