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茜
qiàn
reed, madder; Rubia cordifolia
🔤 Pictophonetic:
艹 (plant) provides meaning, 西 provides pronunciation
Words Using 茜 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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茜
qiàn
Rubia cordifolia / Indian madder / munjeet
茜
qiàn
Rubia cordifolia / Indian madder / munjeet
茜
xī
used in the transliteration of people's names
茜
xī
used in the transliteration of people's names
茜紫
qiànzǐ
sage (herb)
茜紫
qiànzǐ
sage (herb)
茜草
qiàncǎo
Rubia cordifolia / Indian madder / munjit
茜草
qiàncǎo
Rubia cordifolia / Indian madder / munjit
露茜
lùxī
Lucy (from the Narnia chronicles)
露茜
lùxī
Lucy (from the Narnia chronicles)
假芫茜
jiǎyuánqiàn
Eryngium foetidum
假芫茜
jiǎyuánqiàn
Eryngium foetidum
凯茜・弗里曼
Kǎixī·Fúlǐmàn
Cathy Freeman (1973-), Australian sprinter
凯茜・弗里曼
Kǎixī·Fúlǐmàn
Cathy Freeman (1973-), Australian sprinter
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿱艹西
i
Component Tree i
xī
西
west, western, westward
📷 Pictographic:
A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
6 strokes
HSK 1