菊

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(bound form) chrysanthemum

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “flower” + 匊 sound ( jū )

Components 艹匊

chrysanthemum · Heisig RSH #2034

flower + bound up + 米 rice

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大波斯菊	dà bō sī jú	cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), flowering herbaceous plant
百日菊	bǎi rì jú	(botany) zinnia
春黄菊属	chūn huáng jú shǔ	Anthemis, genus of flowers in Compositae including chamomile
春黄菊	chūn huáng jú	yellow chrysanthemum; chamomile (Anthemis spp.)
金顶戴菊鸟	jīn dǐng dài jú niǎo	goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)
菊花茶	jú huā chá	chrysanthemum tea
爆菊花	bào jú huā	(slang) to stick sth up the anus; to have anal intercourse
菊花	jú huā	chrysanthemum; (TCM) chrysanthemum flower; (slang) anus
黄菊	Huáng Jú	Huang Ju (1938-2007), Chinese politician
黄菊	huáng jú	yellow chrysanthemum; wine
金顶戴菊	jīn dǐng dài jú	goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)
菊科	jú kē	Asteraceae or Compositae (composites), a large family of dicotyledonous plants producing s…
银胶菊	yín jiāo jú	guayule (Parthenium argentatum); congress weed (Parthenium hysterophorus)
洋甘菊	yáng gān jú	Matricaria recutita; chamomile
万寿菊	wàn shòu jú	Aztec or African marigold (Tagetes erecta)
金冠戴菊	jīn guān dài jú	goldcrest (Regulus regulus); gold-crowned kinglet
台湾戴菊	Tái wān dài jú	(bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)
苦菊	kǔ jú	endive
豆菊	dòu jú	fried tofu skin (typically used as a hot pot ingredient)
菊粉	jú fěn	(biochemistry) inulin (aka fructosan)

Characters sharing the sound component 匊 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
匊 sound part	jū	handful
鞠	jū	to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear
麴	qū	yeast; to leaven; surname
踘	jū	ball