荼
tú

Definitions

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

Related Words

  • 荼毒 tú dú – torment
  • 曼荼罗 màn tú luó – mandala (loan, Buddhism)
  • 秋荼密网 qiū tú mì wǎng – flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law