• chrysanthemum;

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound:

艸 (초, “grass, plant radical”) – provides the meaning (indicating a plant);

匊 (국, “to gather in both hands”) – provides the sound.

Usage in Korean

Although it primarily refers to the chrysanthemum, it is sometimes used to describe pink dianthus flowers (패랭이꽃) or related species like 술패랭이꽃. This is likely because some chrysanthemums resemble these flowers in form.

국화
gukhwa
guk
Kangxi radical:140, + 8
Strokes:11
Unicode:U+83CA
Cangjie input:
  • 廿心火木 (TPFD)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 艹 匊

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