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苋
xiàn
amaranth
🔤 Pictophonetic:
艹 (plant) provides meaning, 见 provides pronunciation
Words Using 苋 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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刺苋
cìxiàn
prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
刺苋
cìxiàn
prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
白苋
báixiàn
white amaranth (Amaranthus albus) / sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food
白苋
báixiàn
white amaranth (Amaranthus albus) / sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food
白苋紫茄
báixiànzǐqié
white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
白苋紫茄
báixiànzǐqié
white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
苋
xiàn
amaranth (genus Amaranthus) / Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor) / Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
苋
xiàn
amaranth (genus Amaranthus) / Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor) / Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
苋科
xiànkē
Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) [[莧菜]]
苋科
xiànkē
Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) [[莧菜]]
苋菜
xiàncài
amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus) / Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
苋菜
xiàncài
amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus) / Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
马齿苋
mǎchǐxiàn
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
马齿苋
mǎchǐxiàn
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
Component Breakdown
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⿱艹见
i
Component Tree i
jiàn
见
to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
💡 Ideographic:
Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized
4 strokes
HSK 1