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荼
tú, shū
Description
荼是一个较少单独使用的字，常见于“荼毒”“荼蘼”等词中；它本来指一种苦菜，也可古指茶。
'荼' is a character rarely used alone, commonly seen in words like '荼毒' and '荼蘼'; it originally referred to a type of bitter herb and could also mean tea in ancient times.
Meanings
荼tú
Bitter greens; in ancient texts, tea.
荼是古书里的茶。
Tu is the tea mentioned in ancient books.
荼毒tú
Harm or torment, as in 荼毒.
荼毒百姓
Tu poisons the people.
荼蘼tú
A plant name, especially in 荼蘼, a rose-like flower.
荼蘼花开了。
The tu mi flowers have bloomed.
神荼shū
A historical name in 神荼, a legendary door-protecting deity.
神荼是门神。
Shen Tu is a door god.
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Notes
- Grammar
A literary noun or character, usually found in fixed compounds rather than alone.
- Nuance
Modern learners mainly encounter 荼 in 荼毒, 荼蘼, and the proper name 神荼.
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