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Meaning of 莧

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(Simplified: 苋)
Pinyin: xiàn
English Definition: amaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
Chinese Definition:
①(莧菜)一年生草本植物,莖細長,葉橢圓形,開綠白色或黃綠色小花,莖和葉可食。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ jiàn ] to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
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Example Words
莧菜 xiàn cài amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
莧科 xiàn Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜
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Example Sentences
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A new species of Amaranthus from Shantung.
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Anomalous thickening is chiefly remarkable anatomical peculiarity in the axis of Amaranthus tricolor.
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使
Product Description: Dry food formula made with Lamb, Millet, Amaranth, Barley and Brown Rice.
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A coarse cosmopolitan weed(Amaranthus retroflexus) having hairy leaves and stout, terminal panicles with dense, lateral spikes of green flowers.
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使
Product Description: Dry food formula made with Lamb, Millet, Amaranth, Barley and Brown Rice. Ideal for growing puppies, to maintain total health.