123Keyworda sproutleft handold grass radical (no. 45)Strokes3ReadingsテツサひだりてMnemonicFrom an open box of soil, a curl of green leans in a slash left, a sprout announcing the arrival of spring.Stroke orderComposed of凵open box丿slash leftUsed in kanji逆reverse朔first day of the month㡿屰disobedient艸grass crown弢bow case旹time芔general term for plants芻hay蚩fool厥barbarian tribe嶲name of an old town in Sichuan辥variety of marsh grass闕fail雟sparrow