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Meaning of 荸

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荸
Pinyin: bí
English Definition: see 荸荠
Chinese Definition:
①(荸荠)a.多年生草本植物,生在池沼或栽培在水田里,地下茎扁圆形,赤褐色,肉白色,可食,亦可制淀粉;b.这种植物的地下茎,有的地区亦称“乌芋”、“地梨”。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:孛 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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Similar Characters: 宯
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Example Words
荸荠 bí qí Chinese water chestnut; Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta
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Example Sentences
1
一种由虾肉泥做成的肉丸
,
其他原料包括碎荸齐
、
大蒜末
、
姜末和鸡蛋清等
。
It is a deep-fried meat ball which is made of finely-Chopped shrimp mixed with minced water chestnuts, garlic, ginger, egg whites.
2
几种丁香荸艾属水生一年生草本植物之任一种
,
尤指美国东部和中部的双药荸艾
,
有绿色小花
。
Any of various aquatic annual herbs of the genus Peplis, especially P. diandra, of the eastern and central United States, having small greenish flowers.