The kanji character 蔦 represents "ivy" or "creeper," a type of climbing plant. It embodies the image of a vine that clings to surfaces and spreads over structures. The character's meaning also extends to similar climbing plants.

・On-yomi (音読み): chou チョウ ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): つた (tsuta)

⚫︎ 蔦の絡まる家 Translation: A house covered in ivy ⚫︎ 蔦模様 Translation: Ivy pattern/design ⚫︎ 紅葉した蔦 Translation: Red-leaved ivy

The kanji 蔦 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字; keisei moji). The left side is the radical of "grass" (艹, or ⺾), indicating that it is related to plants. The right side is a phonetic component (音符; onpu) that contributes to the sound and hints at the meaning. It is said that the right side might indicate "bird," in the old form, so 蔦may refer to the ivy that grows around tree.