| 拔 |
bá máo rú | lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. |
| 拔 |
bá | to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize |
| 茅 |
Máo | surname Mao |
| 茅 |
máo | reeds / rushes |
| 茹 |
Rú | surname Ru |
| 茹 |
rú | to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) |