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菁
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flower of leek family

HSK 10
Human →Body
jīng
セイ、ショウ
청
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 青 blue or green =
菁 flower of leek family
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
青 Phonetic component
qīng blue or green
blue, green, black
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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)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
菁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
菁 [jīng]
leek flower; lush; luxuriant
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
菁 せい
Sei given name
CHINESE WORDS (10)
芜菁 [wú​jīng] #36,012
turnip
芜菁 [wú​jīng] #36,012
turnip
菁华 [jīng​huá] #47,740
the cream
菁华 [jīng​huá] #47,740
the cream
去芜存菁 [qù​wú​cún​jīng] #63,284
lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
去芜存菁 [qù​wú​cún​jīng] #63,284
lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
蔓菁 [mán​jing] #66,593
turnip
芜菁甘蓝 [wú​jīng​gān​lán]
rutabaga (vegetable)
菁英 [jīng​yīng]
elite
芜菁甘蓝 [wú​jīng​gān​lán]
rutabaga (vegetable)
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
蕪 [かぶ] #56,307
turnip (Brassica rapa)
芫菁 [げんせい] #222,434
blister beetle
菁莪 [せいが] #285,776
(enjoying) raising prodigies