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rubia

HSK 10 N1
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qiàn, xī
セン
あかね
천
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 西 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 西 west =
茜 rubia
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
西 Phonetic component
xī west
west(ern)
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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 Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
茜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
茜 [qiàn]
Rubia cordifolia; Indian madder; munjeet
茜 [xī]
used in the transliteration of people's names
Japanese
茜 あかね 、 アカネ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi)
  2. madder (red color)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
茜 あかね
Akane female given namesurname
茜 せい
Sei surname
茜 せん
Sen female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (6)
露茜 [lù​xī] #13,720
Lucy (from the Narnia chronicles)
茜草 [qiàn​cǎo] #52,513
Rubia cordifolia
假芫茜 [jiǎ​yuán​qiàn]
Eryngium foetidum
凯茜·弗里曼 [Kǎi​xī​· ​Fú​lǐ​màn]
Cathy Freeman (1973-), Australian sprinter
凯茜·弗里曼 [Kǎi​xī​· ​Fú​lǐ​màn]
Cathy Freeman (1973-), Australian sprinter
茜紫 [qiàn​zǐ]
sage (herb)
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
茜色 [あかねいろ] #22,418
madder red
秋茜 [アキアカネ] #271,617
autumn darter (Sympetrum frequens)
茜さす [あかねさす]
glowing dark red
茜の根 [あかねのね]
madder root
蝦夷茜 [えぞあかね]
yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum)
西洋茜 [せいようあかね]
common madder (Rubia tinctorum)