栭
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Meaning: tree mushroom
💡 Tree mushroom: 'ér' sounds like 'air' – mushrooms need air to grow on trees.
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Character Story & Explanation
栭 (ér) refers to a type of tree mushroom, specifically a bracket fungus that grows on trees. In ancient Chinese architecture, '栭' also denotes the supporting blocks under beams, but its primary meaning is the mushroom. This character is rare, used mostly in classical texts or botanical contexts. It combines the wood radical (木) with '而' (ér) for sound, literally 'tree mushroom'. The mushroom is noted in traditional Chinese medicine for its health benefits.
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