The meaning of the word "荪" may be related to vanilla.

"荪" (荪), a standardized Grade 2 character in modern Chinese, pronounced sūn in Mandarin, was first used in the Small Seal Script of the Qin Dynasty, and is a form-sounding character in the Sixth Book. The basic meaning of "荪" is a kind of herb as described in ancient books.

The original meaning of the word "荪" has two meanings, one of which is to refer to an herb such as horsetail, and the other is to refer to the time-consuming and labor-intensive operation of harvesting, i.e., gripping and weeding. The meaning of the character "荪" relates to agricultural production, farming and harvesting, and is therefore closely related to "labor" and "harvest". In addition, the character "荪" is also related to "荪薹" and "荪蒟", which are traditional material assets.

Stroke order: horizontal, vertical, vertical, horizontal apostrophe, vertical hook, lift, vertical hook, apostrophe, dot. Number of strokes: 9. Structure: Upper and lower structure.

Group Word Explanation

1. 荪美 [sūn měi]

As in the beauty of vanilla. A metaphor for virtue.

2. Fangsun [fāng sūn]

Name of the herb.

3. xī sūn

An alias for calamus. Born in a stream, hence the name.

4, Lanxun [án sūn]

A kind of herb. It is a metaphor for a virtuous man with virtues.

5, sūn radius [sūn ráo]

The oar decorated with sūn grass.