1. noun bitter vegetable; thistle
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Botany , Concept: Plant 植物
    Notes: (Unihan '荼')
  2. phonetic dha
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ḍha, Siddham: 𑖠; a consonant in the Sanskrit alphabet meaning 'large drum'; a special character in esoteric chanting described in the 大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經 “Vairocana Sūtra” (BCSD '荼', p. 1015; FGDB '荼'; MW 'ḍha'; SH '荼', p. 363; Wikipedia '悉曇文字'; Giebel 2005, p. 43; T 848, Scroll 2, 18.0010a10)

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荼毒干荼秋荼密网达罗毗荼语系食荼卧棘达罗毗荼

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