How to write 茗

茗 [míng] 名 1. 茶树的嫩芽。 (English: The tender shoots of the tea plant.) 2. 茶：香～。品～。～具。煮～。 (English: Tea: fragrant tea; taste tea; tea utensils; brew tea.) 3. 古同“酩”，酩酊。 (English: An ancient term similar to "酩," meaning to be dead drunk.) 形 假借为“酩”。酩酊，大醉的样子。 (English: Borrowed as "酩." Being dead drunk, in a state of drunkenness.) 引 1. 《封氏闻见记》：晚采者为茗。 (English: "Records of what Feng heard and saw": Late-harvested ones are called '茗'.) 2. 《世说新语·纰漏》：下饮，便问人云：“此为茶，为茗?” (English: "Shishuo Xinyu": When drinking below, he asked someone, "Is this tea or 茗?") 3. 《洛阳伽蓝记·正觉寺》：渴饮茗汁。 (English: "Records of the temples of Luoyang": Drinking tea juice when thirsty.) 例 又如:茗纹(茶);茗旗(初生的茶芽);茗地(栽种茶树的地方);茗舌(茶芽。谓茶芽嫩如雀舌者);茗花(茶树开的花) (English: For example: 茗纹 (tea); 茗旗 (newly sprouted tea shoots); 茗地 (places for planting tea); 茗舌 (tea shoots that are tender like a sparrow's tongue); 茗花 (the flowers of the tea plant).) 形 假借为“酩”。酩酊，大醉的样子。 (English: Borrowed as "酩." Being dead drunk, in a state of drunkenness.) 引 1. 《世说新语·任诞》：山公时一醉，径造高阳池。日莫倒载归，茗艼无所知。 (English: "Shishuo Xinyu": Once, a mountain lord got drunk and went straight to Gaoyang Pond. By sunset, he returned home, and was completely unaware.) (*引自繁体辞典解释) (English: (Quoted from the traditional dictionary explanation)) （*之又音。） (English: (*Also read as such.))