茂

Glyph origin
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Applying this character to mean “cyclopentadiene” in organic chemistry results from the decomposition of the character as an, since the conjugate base of cyclopentadiene (cyclopentadienyl anion) is aromatic.

Definitions

 * 1)  lush; luxuriant; dense; thick
 * 2)  excellent; splendid; talented
 * 3)  cyclopentadiene
 * 1)  cyclopentadiene

Kanji

 * 1) overgrown; luxuriant, thickly growing, lush

Compounds

 * : to grow thickly together; to be copious in amount
 * : a thickly grown branch, thickly growing branches
 * : to grow thick and lush (as vegetation)
 * : lushly growing leaves
 * : to grow thick and lush (as vegetation)
 * : a place in central Chiba Prefecture
 * : a genius, a whiz, a brilliant person
 * , : Musan, North Korea
 * : a temple in Gunma Prefecture
 * : thick and lush growth