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Kanji Detail for 蕕 - "caryopteris, foul"
蕕
- Meaning
蕕 means "caryopteris, foul."
Caryopteris - A perennial plant of the Lamiaceae family.
Foul - Smelly; wicked; an evil person.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
foul-smelling grass
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
Caryopteris divaricata
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
Caryopteris divaricata
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
Caryopteris divaricata
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A plant name. Stem is square. Leaves are oval with pointed tips. Has serrated edges. Flowers are purple-blue. The smell is very strong. Therefore used as a metaphor for petty people. Such as saying 薰蕕不同器 (fragrant plants and foul weeds do not share the same vessel). This is the meaning.
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