蓑

簑
suō
#4,464 most
frequent character
variant of 蓑[suo1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蓑 pairs 艹 plants with 衰 shuāi, which carries the same meaning and also supplies the sound. It first meant a raincoat woven from straw or palm fiber, and that is still its main sense.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

蓑suō
rain coat made of straw etc

Homophones

缩suō
to withdraw, to pull back

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