“芣”和“苡”都是形声字,而且这两个字的声符都有表意功能。从语源上来看,“芣苡”与胚胎有密切关系。古人在长期的生产生活实践中,发现妇女服用某种植物有利于怀孕、保胎或顺利产子,于是就把它与胚胎联系起来,称之为“芣苡”。 Both “芣” and “苡” are phonetic characters, and the phonetic characters of these two words have ideographic functions. From the source point of view, “Cicada ” and embryos are closely related. In the long period of production and living practices, the ancients found that women taking certain plants are good for pregnancy, miscarriage or smooth birth, so they associate it with the embryo and call it “.”