Chinese Word: 茜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

茜Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:西 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 西 [ xī ] west, western, westward

Similar Characters: 莔

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Pinyin: qiàn

English Definition:Rubia cordifolia; Indian madder; munjeet

Chinese Definition:
①红色：茜纱。茜衫。茜裙。

Example Words:

茜草	qiàn cǎo	Rubia cordifolia; Indian madder; munjit
茜紫	qiàn zǐ	sage (herb)
假芫茜	jiǎ yuán qiàn	Eryngium foetidum

Pinyin: xī

English Definition:used in the transliteration of people's names

Chinese Definition:
①用于外国妇女名字的译音用字。
②另见qiàn。

Example Words:

露茜	lù xī	Lucy (from the Narnia chronicles)
凯茜・弗里曼	kǎi xī · fú lǐ màn	Cathy Freeman (1973-), Australian sprinter
凯茜·弗里曼	kǎi xī · fú lǐ màn	Cathy Freeman (1973-), Australian sprinter

1		“ shì 是 de 的， ” qiàn sī 茜丝 shuō 说。 "Yes, " Heather said.
2		tā 她 de 的 míng zi 名字 jiào 叫 kǎi qiàn 凯茜。 Her name is Cathy.
3		“ wǒ huì 我会 gàn huó 干活 de 的， ” kǎi qiàn 凯茜 huí dá 回答。 'I shall work, ' replied Cathy.
4		wǒ 我 sǐ 死 zhī qián 之前 néng 能 wèi 为 kǎi qiàn 凯茜 zuò 做 xiē 些 shén me 什么 ne 呢？ What can I do for Cathy before I die?
5		dāng 当 kàn dào 看到 chú fáng 厨房 de 的 mén qián 门前 tǎng zhe 躺着 kǎi qiàn 凯茜 de 的 yī tiáo 一条 gǒu 狗， wǒ 我 zhēn shi 真是 rú shì zhòng fù 如释重负！ How glad I was to see one of her dogs lying outside the kitchen door!

1		“ shì 是 de 的， ” qiàn sī 茜丝 shuō 说。 "Yes, " Heather said.
2		tā 她 de 的 míng zi 名字 jiào 叫 kǎi qiàn 凯茜。 Her name is Cathy.
3		“ wǒ huì 我会 gàn huó 干活 de 的， ” kǎi qiàn 凯茜 huí dá 回答。 'I shall work, ' replied Cathy.
4		wǒ 我 sǐ 死 zhī qián 之前 néng 能 wèi 为 kǎi qiàn 凯茜 zuò 做 xiē 些 shén me 什么 ne 呢？ What can I do for Cathy before I die?
5		dāng 当 kàn dào 看到 chú fáng 厨房 de 的 mén qián 门前 tǎng zhe 躺着 kǎi qiàn 凯茜 de 的 yī tiáo 一条 gǒu 狗， wǒ 我 zhēn shi 真是 rú shì zhòng fù 如释重负！ How glad I was to see one of her dogs lying outside the kitchen door!