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water caltrop

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
líng
リョウ
ひし
릉
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 夌 to surpass =
菱 water caltrop
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
grass
夌 Phonetic component
líng to surpass
to dawdle
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Chinese
菱 [líng]
Trapa natans; water caltrop
Japanese
菱 ひし 、 ヒシ 同音

noun

  1. water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut
  2. caltrop (weapon)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
菱 ひし
Hishi surname
CHINESE WORDS (15)
菱形 [líng​xíng] #25,275
rhombus
三菱 [Sān​líng] #52,036
Mitsubishi
菱角 [líng​jiǎo] #38,991
water caltrop or water chestnut (genus Trapa)
菱镁矿 [líng​měi​kuàng] #61,107
magnesite
菱镁矿 [líng​měi​kuàng] #61,107
magnesite
菱铁矿 [líng​tiě​kuàng] #61,773
siderite
菱铁矿 [líng​tiě​kuàng] #61,773
siderite
大菱鲆 [dà​líng​píng]
turbot
大菱鲆 [dà​líng​píng]
turbot
菱花镜 [líng​huā​jìng]
antique bronze mirror with flower petal edging, most commonly from the Tang dynasty
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JAPANESE WORDS (47)
菱形 [ひしがた] #42,025
rhombus
花菱 [はなびし] #82,072
flower-shaped family crest
三菱電機 [みつびしでんき] #113,049
Mitsubishi Electric
撒き菱 [まきびし] #120,662
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses)
三菱重工業 [みつびしじゅうこうぎょう] #131,518
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
菱餅 [ひしもち] #161,066
rhombus-shaped mochi
菱垣廻船 [ひがきかいせん] #179,830
large Japanese junk
三菱財閥 [みつびしざいばつ] #180,931
Mitsubishi Zaibatsu
三菱自動車工業 [みつびしじどうしゃこうぎょう] #186,334
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
三菱商事 [みつびししょうじ] #195,571
Mitsubishi Corporation
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