Usage of the character 葭
jiā
葭
[葭]
- reed
- Phragmites communis
jiānjiāyùshù
蒹葭玉树
[蒹葭玉樹]
- see 蒹葭倚玉樹／蒹葭倚玉树 (jiānjiāyǐyùshù)
jiānjiāyǐyù
蒹葭倚玉
[蒹葭倚玉]
- see 蒹葭倚玉樹／蒹葭倚玉树 (jiānjiāyǐyùshù)
jiānjiāyǐyùshù
蒹葭倚玉树
[蒹葭倚玉樹]
- lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom)
- fig. the lowly associating with the noble; the weak seeking help from the strong