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苋
莧
xiàn
1. amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
2. Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
3. Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

Character Breakdown (Single character)

苋
xiàn
amaranth
7 丶

Compound Words (6)

刺苋
cìxiàn
prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
白苋
báixiàn
white amaranth (Amaranthus albus)
苋科
xiànkē
Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) [[莧菜]]
苋菜
xiàncài
amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)
马齿苋
mǎchǐxiàn
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
白苋紫茄
báixiànzǐqié
white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle

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Chinese
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