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Meaning of 莢

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莢 (Simplified: 荚)
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: 11; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:夾 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 夾 [ jiā ] to support; to be wedged between
Similar Characters: 荚
Example Words
莢果 jiá guǒ seed pod; legume
More:莢* | *莢 | *莢*
Example Sentences
1
她在剥豌豆荚
。
She was shelling peas.
2
肉桂棒
,
甘草根
、
香草荚
。
Spices, like cinnamon stick, liquorice root or vanilla pod.
3
图为树上的可可果荚
。
Cacao fruit pods on the tree.
4
他开始把豌豆荚倒进锅中
。
He started tipping the pea pods into a pan.
5
每个人都会被美所吸引
,
荚有强大的力量
。
Everyone is attracted by beauty and beauty is powerful.