How to write 荑

荑 [yí] 1. To clear away weeds from the fields; to weed. [En.] clear the field of weeds; weed. Example: 芟～. 荑 [tí] 1. Tender shoots of reed grass. [En.] tender bud. Example: 手如柔～. 2. The tender shoots of grasses and plants. [En.] tender bud of grass and trees. Example: 丹～. 3. A kind of weed resembling barnyard grass, often referred to as "稊". [En.] a kind of grass which is like barnyard grass. Example: 不如～稗. 荑 [tí] 1. Germination. [En.] germinate. 荑 [tí] 1. Same as the original meaning, extending to mean tender shoots of grasses and plants. [En.] tender bud. 2. Also refers to a kind of grass resembling barnyard grass. [En.] a kind of grass which is like barnyard grass. 荑 [tí] 1. To sprout. [En.] germinate. 荑 [tí] 1. Germinate. 2. Also see yí.