薮

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marsh; gathering place

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “grass” + 数 sound ( shù )

Components 艹数

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
灰头薮鹛	huī tóu sǒu méi	(bird species of China) red-faced liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea)
言谈林薮	yán tán lín sǒu	articulate in speech (idiom); eloquent
红翅薮鹛	hóng chì sǒu méi	(bird species of China) scarlet-faced liocichla (Liocichla ripponi)
灰胸薮鹛	huī xiōng sǒu méi	(bird species of China) Emei Shan liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis)
林薮	lín sǒu	woods and marshes
黄痣薮鹛	huáng zhì sǒu méi	(bird species of China) Steere's liocichla (Liocichla steerii)
棕薮鸲	zōng sǒu qú	(bird species of China) rufous-tailed scrub robin (Cercotrichas galactotes)
薮猫	sǒu māo	serval (Leptailurus serval)
薮泽	sǒu zé	lakes and ponds
盗薮	dào sǒu	bandits' den
渊薮	yuān sǒu	(lit.) gathering place of fish or other creatures; (fig.) haunt; lair; nest; den; hotbed
榛薮	zhēn sǒu	dense wood
逋逃薮	bū táo sǒu	(literary) refuge and hiding place for fugitives

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
数 sound part	shù	count, number, several
擞	sòu	to tremble, to shake, to quake, to flutter