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Meaning of 茄

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茄Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:加 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 加 [ jiā ] to add to, to increase, to augment
Similar Characters: 笳
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1
Pinyin: qié
English Definition:eggplant
Chinese Definition:
①(茄子)一年生草本植物,花紫色。果实一般为紫色,也有白色或绿色的,可食,如“拌茄泥”。
②(番茄)一年生草本植物,花黄色。果实圆形,熟时红、黄色。亦称“西红柿”,可食。

Example Words:
番茄 fān qié tomato
茄子 qié zi eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese"
颠茄 diān qié deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
蕃茄 fān qié variant of 番茄
茄科 qié kē Solanaceae (the potato and eggplant family)
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2
Pinyin: jiā
English Definition:phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 is more common
Example Words:
雪茄 xuě jiā cigar (loanword)
茄克 jiā kè variant of 夹克
茄克衫 jiā kè shān jacket
雪茄烟 xuě jiā yān cigar
欧米茄表公司 ōu mǐ jiā biǎo gōng sī Omega SA, Swiss luxury watchmaker
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Example Sentences
1
香肠串
、
煎蛋
、
吐司面包
、
茄汁黄豆和茶
。
Sausage links, fried egg, toast, baked beans, and tea.
2
拉结对利亚说
,
请你把你儿子的风茄给我些
。
Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.
3
已知茄属植物种类的仅仅不到一半不能自交
。
Just under half of the known nightshade species cannot self-fertilize.
4
拉结对利亚说
:
“
请你把你儿子的风茄给我些
。
”
Rachel said to Leah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes.
5
拉结说
,
为你儿子的风茄
,
今夜他可以与你同寝
。
And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.