- (fú) luxuriant growth
2 entries starting with 茀
- (zhuó) increase; sprout
2 entries starting with 茁
- (mào) luxuriant
16 entries starting with 茂
- (fàn) pattern; model; example
- (fàn) surname Fan
19 entries starting with 范
- (jiā) phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 is more common
- (qié) eggplant
11 entries starting with 茄
- (máo) surname Mao
- (máo) reeds; rushes
16 entries starting with 茅
- (máo) variant of 茅; thatch
- (mǎo) type of water plant; (dialect) loess hills
2 entries starting with 茆
- (bá) betel
- (zǐ) Common Gromwell or European stoneseed (Lithospermum officinale)
- (mò) jasmine
5 entries starting with 茉
- (chí) name of a district in Shandong
3 entries starting with 茌
- (gǒu) surname Gou
- (gǒu) if indeed; thoughtless
2 entries starting with 茍
- (jīng) stalk; stem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
2 entries starting with 茎
- (lóng) Polygonum posumbu
- (niǎo) grossulariaceae
- (yíng) a grave
- (qióng) alone; desolate
2 entries starting with 茕
- (gé) allium victorialis
- (míng) Thea sinensis; young leaves of tea
- (yìn) indene (chemistry)
- (gèn) ranunculus
- (qiàn) Rubia cordifolia; Indian madder; munjeet
3 entries starting with 茜
- (chén) fragrant plant; angelica
- (xiū) to weed; to eradicate
- (liè) rushes; sedges
- (guī) Rubus tokkura
- (cè) pointed grass blade; to prick
- (jiǎn) cocoon; callus
2 entries starting with 茧
- (cí) Caltrop or puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris); to thatch (a roof)
6 entries starting with 茨
- (máng) vast, with no clear boundary; fig. hazy; indistinct; unclear; confused
7 entries starting with 茫
- (chá) stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by rotation of land; an opportunity
4 entries starting with 茬
- (jiāo) Zizania aquatica
2 entries starting with 茭
- (fú) Pachyma cocos; china root
2 entries starting with 茯
- (zhū) cornelian cherry
6 entries starting with 茱
- (jiāng) Cyperus malaccensis
- (huí) fennel; aniseed
4 entries starting with 茴
- (yīn) Skimmia japonica; cushion
- (chá) tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
38 entries starting with 茶
- (fá) denseness of grass-foliage
- (róng) confused; fluffy; luxuriant growth
- (rú) surname Ru
- (rú) to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant)
12 entries starting with 茹
- (tóng) Chrysanthemum coronarium
- (xún) surname Xun
- (xún) herb (old)
4 entries starting with 荀
- (huán) (vegetable); Viola vaginata
- (quán) (fragrant plant)
2 entries starting with 荃
- (gāi) roots of plant
- (dá) to answer; agree
- (jīng) chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus); alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty State of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 Guo2]
15 entries starting with 荆
- (xìng) yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum)
2 entries starting with 荇
- (chuǎn) Thea sinensis
- (cǎo) grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
59 entries starting with 草
- (shōu) buckwheat; herbal medicine
- (rěn) Perilla ocimoides; soft
- (jiàn) to recommend; to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat
8 entries starting with 荐
- (tí) (grass)
- (yí) to weed
2 entries starting with 荑
- (huāng) desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect
34 entries starting with 荒
- (lì) litchi
11 entries starting with 荔
- (zhuāng) Japanese variant of 莊|庄
- (jiá) pod
3 entries starting with 荚
- (ráo) fuel; grass
- (bì) bean; pulse
2 entries starting with 荜
- (qiáo) buckwheat
2 entries starting with 荞
- (huì) flourish
2 entries starting with 荟
- (jì) see 薺菜|荠菜[ji4 cai4]
- (qí) water chestnut
3 entries starting with 荠
- (dàng) variant of 蕩|荡[dang4]
- (tàng) variant of 燙|烫[tang4]; variant of 趟[tang4]
- (dàng) to wash; to squander; to sweep away; to move; to shake; dissolute; pond
13 entries starting with 荡
- (róng) surname Rong
- (róng) glory; honor; thriving
34 entries starting with 荣
- (hūn) meat dish
8 entries starting with 荤
- (xíng) place name
6 entries starting with 荥
- (luò) brindled ox; clear; eminent
- (yíng) a glimmer; glimmering; twinkling; fluorescence; phosphorescence; perplexed; dazzled and confused; planet Mars (arch.)
11 entries starting with 荧
- (xún) nettle
3 entries starting with 荨
- (jìn) Arthraxon ciliare; loyal
- (sūn) fragrant grass
- (yìn) shade
- (hóng) herb
- (yào) leaf of the iris; variant of 藥|药[yao4]
- (yào) medicine; drug; cure; CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4]
39 entries starting with 药
- (rěn) polemonium
- (hé) Holland; the Netherlands; abbr. for 荷蘭|荷兰[He2 lan2]
- (hé) lotus
- (hè) to carry on one's shoulder or back; burden; responsibility
25 entries starting with 荷
- (bí) see 荸薺|荸荠[bi2 qi2]
2 entries starting with 荸
- (dí) Anaphalis yedoensis (pearly everlasting reed); used in Japanese names with phonetic value Ogi
- (tú) thistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste); cruel; flowering grass in profusion
3 entries starting with 荼
- (suī) coriander
- (lì) to attend (an official function); to be present; to administer; to approach (esp. as administrator)
6 entries starting with 莅
- (pú) place name
4 entries starting with 莆
- (lì) jasmine
- (shā) katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
- (suō) see 莎草[suo1 cao3]; see 摩莎[mo2 suo1]
12 entries starting with 莎
- (jǔ) Zhou Dynasty vassal state in modern day Shandong Province
- (jǔ) alternative name for taro (old)
7 entries starting with 莒
- (méi) berry; strawberry
- (méng) Fritillaria verticillata
- (xìng) Nymphoides peltatum
- (shēn) surname Shen
- (shēn) long; numerous
- (xīn) Asarum; Wild ginger; also 細辛|细辛[xi4 xin1]
4 entries starting with 莘
- (jūn) species of water plant
- (yán) bamboo mat; feast, banquet
- (tíng) stalk of grass
- (yóu) see 莜麥|莜麦[you2 mai4]
4 entries starting with 莜
- (cuò) to chop straw fine for animals
- (guān) Skimmia japonica
- (guǎn) (district)
- (wǎn) smile
4 entries starting with 莞
- (yǒu) Setaria viridis; vicious
- (shāo) jungle grass; lair
- (làng) Scopalia japonica maxin
2 entries starting with 莨
- (fú) membrane lining inside a cylindrical stem; culm
- (piǎo) used for 殍 piǎo, to die of starvation
2 entries starting with 莩
- (é) zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric
- (mò) surname Mo
- (mò) do not; there is none who
49 entries starting with 莫
- (jié) variant of 節|节 (knot, section, segment etc)
- (kǎn) camphane
2 entries starting with 莰
- (lái) name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
36 entries starting with 莱
- (lián) lotus
13 entries starting with 莲
- (shí) see 蒔籮|莳箩[shi2 luo2]
- (shì) to grow; to transplant
5 entries starting with 莳
- (wō) lettuce, see 萵苣|莴苣
3 entries starting with 莴
- (huò) to catch; to obtain; to capture
- (huò) to reap; to harvest
28 entries starting with 获
- (yóu) Caryopteris divaricata
- (yíng) luster of gems
- (yīng) oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
5 entries starting with 莺
- (chún) edible water plant; Brasenia schreberi
- (chún) edible water plant; Brasenia schreberi
4 entries starting with 莼
- (mǎng) thick weeds; luxuriant growth; Illicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves; impertinent
4 entries starting with 莽
- (cì) Urtica thunbergiana
3 entries starting with 莿
- (wǎn) luxuriance of growth
- (jīng) leek flower; lush; luxuriant
3 entries starting with 菁
- (jiān) (grass); Themeda forsbali
2 entries starting with 菅
- (zōu) arrow; weeds
- (gū) mushroom
- (lù) Arthraxon ciliare; green; rhodacene
- (jú) chrysanthemum
5 entries starting with 菊
- (jūn) germ; bacteria
- (jùn) mold; mushroom
12 entries starting with 菌
- (kūn) beautiful jade; bamboo
- (hé) He river in Shandong
4 entries starting with 菏
- (pú) thicket; tedious
- (zī) field recently opened for cultivation; surname Zi
- (guǒ) variant of 果[guo3]
- (fú) turnip
- (chāng) see 菖蒲[chang1 pu2]
2 entries starting with 菖
- (sōng) (cabbage); Brassica chinensis
2 entries starting with 菘
- (cài) dish (type of food); vegetables; vegetable; cuisine; CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]
24 entries starting with 菜
- (bá) smilax china
- (tù) dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses); also called 菟絲子|菟丝子
2 entries starting with 菟
- (bō) spinach
4 entries starting with 菠
- (hàn) lotus blossom
- (bào) hatch
- (qìn) Artemisia apiacea
- (xī) see 菥蓂[xi1 mi4]
2 entries starting with 菥
- (dǐ) stibene
- (pú) Bodhisattva
6 entries starting with 菩
- (dàng) henbane
- (jǐn) Viola verecunda
- (gū) Zizania latifolia; mushroom
- (líng) Trapa natans; water caltrop
5 entries starting with 菱
- (fēi) abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lu:4 bin1]
- (fēi) luxuriant (plant growth); rich with fragrance; phenanthrene C14H10
- (fěi) poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old)
23 entries starting with 菲
- (ān) variant of 庵; hut; Buddhist convent; small Buddhist temple
- (běng) expand; thick weeds
- (yān) variant of 煙|烟[yan1]; cigarette; tobacco; smoke
- (yū) to wither; dried leaves; faded; withered
7 entries starting with 菸
- (zū) marshland; swamp; salted or pickled vegetables; to mince; to shred; to mince human flesh and bones; Taiwan pr. [ju1]
2 entries starting with 菹
- (jiān) Althaea rosea
- (lǐn) ancient name for east Roman empire
- (tǎn) Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Amur silvergrass); Miscanthus sinensis (feather grass)
- (shū) legumes (peas and beans)
- (tián) sugar beet