茂
mào
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luxuriant, (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
茂 combines 艹 plants with 戊 wù, which supplies the sound. The plants give the first sense, 'thriving, flourishing vegetation'. From that came 'luxuriant'.
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