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茗: tea leaves

 

茗 míng


: Thea sinensis; young leaves of tea

Kun Reading

ちゃ cha


: tea

On Reading

ミョウ myou
メイ mei

 Usage:

茗煙[烟] ming2yan1: one of Baoyu’s pages (Tealeaf)
OR
焙茗 bei4ming2
品茗 pin3ming2: to taste tea; to sip tea
枯茗 ku1ming2: cumin (loanword)

黑枯茗 hei1 ku1ming2: black cumin; Nigella sativa



Japanese common word
茗荷 | みょうが myouga OR みようが miyouga: Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)

 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
艹 (cao3: grass radical 140) suggests the meaning while
(ming2: name) provides the sound.



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary