Pinyin: jiāngEnglish Definition: Cyperus malaccensis
Chinese Definition:
①(茳蓠)一种藻类植物。亦作“江蓠”。
②(茳芏)多年生草木植物,茎三棱形,叶细长,开绿褐色小花,茎可编席。
Total strokes: 9;
Radical: 艸 Pictophonetic:
江 indicates the sound;
艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 江 [ jiāng ] large river; the Yangtze; surname