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荠
jì
water chestnut; water caltrop
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艹 (plant) provides meaning, 齐 provides pronunciation
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⿱艹齐
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wén
文
culture, literature, writing
📷 Pictographic:
A tattooed chest, representing writing
4 strokes
HSK 3
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
Words Using 荠 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
荸荠
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bíqí
Chinese water chestnut / Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta
bíqí
荸荠
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Chinese water chestnut / Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta
荠
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jì
see [[薺菜|荠菜<jìcài>]]
jì
荠
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see [[薺菜|荠菜<jìcài>]]
荠
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qí
water chestnut
qí
荠
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water chestnut
荠菜
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jìcài
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
jìcài
荠菜
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shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)