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莧
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苋
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green

HSK 10
Human →Body
xiàn
カン、ケン
ひゆ
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 見 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (莧)
艹 grass (top)+ 見 see =
莧 green
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
見 Phonetic component
see
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Simplified (苋)
艹 grass (top)+ 见 observe =
苋 Chinese spinach
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
见 Phonetic component
jiàn observe
see, observe, behold
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
苋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
苋 / 莧 [xiàn]
amaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor); Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
Japanese
莧 ひゆ 、 ひょう 、 ヒユ 同音
noun usually kana Joseph's-coat (Amaranthus tricolor); tampala
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
苋菜 [xiàn​cài] #44,284
amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)
马齿苋 [mǎ​chǐ​xiàn] #44,543
Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
刺苋 [cì​xiàn]
prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
白苋 [bái​xiàn]
white amaranth (Amaranthus albus)
白苋紫茄 [bái​xiàn​zǐ​qié]
white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
苋科 [xiàn​kē]
Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 莧菜
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
模様莧 [もようびゆ]
calico plant (Alternanthera ficoidea)
滑りひゆ [すべりひゆ]
common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
穂長犬莧 [ほながいぬびゆ]
slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis)
針莧 [はりびゆ]
spiny amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)