What 薾 means
It describes flowers in lush profusion. The Shuowen Jiezi, a Chinese dictionary from the Eastern Han (88–144 CE), quotes it in a line from the Book of Odes, an early poetry anthology: “彼薾惟何.”
The dictionary explains its form as 艹, a plant marker, plus 爾, which points to its pronunciation. In 薾然, it describes a person who looks tired or dispirited.
Classical, dictionary-led usage.
Who writes 薾
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CJK Unified Ideograph-723E
爾 points to 薾’s pronunciation in the dictionary’s analysis. The surviving Book of Odes text writes 爾 in that line, where the dictionary quotes 薾.
CJK Unified Ideograph-82F6
A dictionary-listed equivalent of 薾 in its tired or dispirited sense.
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CJK Unified Ideograph-26B3C
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education lists it as a variant form of 薾.
Questions people ask
1What does 薾然 mean?
It describes someone who looks exhausted, weak, or dispirited.
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- 薾 · 薾然 · 苶 · abundant flowering · fatigue
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