Readings
Meanings
Radicals and components
Components
How it's built茎
→ → →
Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘflowers (艹) · spool · clod · toilet paper · crotch · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 772
Additional Examples
I think I have a gum infection.tatoeba You have a gum infection.tatoeba Practice Writing
Practice Writing 茎
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step