Chinese Word: 荚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

荚 (Trad.: 莢)

Pinyin: jiá

English Definition: pod (botany)

Chinese Definition:
①豆科植物的长形果实，亦指狭长无隔膜的其他草木的果实：豆荚。荚果。皂荚。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 艸

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

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 夹 [ jiā ] to support; to be wedged between

Similar Characters: 莢狭峡挟侠颊

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豆荚	dòu jiá	pod (of legumes)
皂荚	zào jiá	Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
荚果	jiá guǒ	seed pod; legume
皂荚树	zào jiá shù	Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
秋葵荚	qiū kuí jiá	okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers

1		tā 她 zài 在 bāo 剥 wān dòu jiá 豌豆荚。 She was shelling peas.
2		ròu guì bàng 肉桂棒， gān cǎo gēn 甘草根、 xiāng cǎo jiá 香草荚。 Spices, like cinnamon stick, liquorice root or vanilla pod.
3		tú 图 wèi 为 shù shàng 树上 de 的 kě kě 可可 guǒ 果 jiá 荚。 Cacao fruit pods on the tree.
4		tā 他 kāi shǐ 开始 bǎ 把 wān dòu jiá 豌豆荚 dào 倒 jìn 进 guō 锅 zhōng 中。 He started tipping the pea pods into a pan.
5		měi ge rén 每个人 dū huì 都会 bèi 被 měi 美 suǒ 所 xī yǐn 吸引， jiá 荚 yǒu 有 qiáng dà 强大 de 的 lì liang 力量。 Everyone is attracted by beauty and beauty is powerful.

1		tā 她 zài 在 bāo 剥 wān dòu jiá 豌豆荚。 She was shelling peas.
2		ròu guì bàng 肉桂棒， gān cǎo gēn 甘草根、 xiāng cǎo jiá 香草荚。 Spices, like cinnamon stick, liquorice root or vanilla pod.
3		tú 图 wèi 为 shù shàng 树上 de 的 kě kě 可可 guǒ 果 jiá 荚。 Cacao fruit pods on the tree.
4		tā 他 kāi shǐ 开始 bǎ 把 wān dòu jiá 豌豆荚 dào 倒 jìn 进 guō 锅 zhōng 中。 He started tipping the pea pods into a pan.
5		měi ge rén 每个人 dū huì 都会 bèi 被 měi 美 suǒ 所 xī yǐn 吸引， jiá 荚 yǒu 有 qiáng dà 强大 de 的 lì liang 力量。 Everyone is attracted by beauty and beauty is powerful.