English Definition: trailing plant; liana; creeper; wild vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Vitis pentaphylla)
Chinese Definition:
①多年生蔓生草本植物,叶子多而细,五月开花,七月结球形浆果,根入药。
Total strokes: 14;
Radical: 艸 Pictophonetic:敛 indicates the sound;
艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 敛 [ liǎn ] to collect, to extort