chá shū

bitter (taste); cruel; thistle

#3930

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3930th character
Radical ⾋ (140.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 4436

Definitions

荼 tú
  1. 1. bitter (taste)
  2. 2. cruel
  3. 3. thistle
  4. 4. common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
  5. 5. flowering grass in profusion

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Words containing 荼

Word Meaning
unstoppable; like wildfire (idiom)
torment; great suffering; cruelty
mandala (loan, Buddhism)
mandala (loan, Buddhism)
harsh and strict laws; heavy punishments
flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law
to torment the people (idiom)
to torment the people (idiom)
Dravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages)
Dravidian people of South India; Dravidian
share the people’s hard life; suffer hardship
to share hardships with the people
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