bound form used in 紫菀[zi3 wan3]
luxuriance of growth

菀 character breakdown

winding / as if / a surname

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a winding machine.

Willy Walrus (w) built a winding machine (宛) to wind up sleeping bags (夗) in the anthill (an3). For his invention he got a honorary PhD degree and a graduation cap (宀), but as the winding machine winds up the sleeping bags his graduation cap gets in and ruins it.
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the aorta.

Characters with 菀 as component

菀 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 菀

flower or herb of Heteropappus altaicus (used in TCM) / Flos seu Herba Heteropappi altaici
(botany) aster (Aster tataricus)

Sentences with 菀

菀 currently does not appear in any sentence.