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荃
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aromatic herb

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Herbs
quán
セン、ソン、セツ、セチ、サツ
からしあえ
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 全 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 全 whole =
荃 aromatic herb
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
全 Phonetic component
quán whole
maintain, keep whole or intact
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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)
荃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
荃 [quán]
(fragrant plant)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
段荃法 [Duàn​Quán​fǎ]
Duan Quanfa (1939-2010), Chinese writer
荃湾 [Quán​wān]
Tsuen Wan district of New Territories, Hong Kong
荃湾 [Quán​wān]
Tsuen Wan district of New Territories, Hong Kong