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蒜
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garlic

HSK 7
Objects →Food
suàn
サン
にんにく、ひる、のびる
산
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 祘 to calculate =
蒜 garlic
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
herb
祘 Phonetic component
suàn to calculate
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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)
蒜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蒜 [suàn]
garlic; CL:頭|头[tóu],瓣[bàn]
Japanese
蒜 、 葫 ひる 同音
noun archaic strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)
大蒜 (rare) 、 蒜 (rare) 、 葫 (rare) にんにく 、 ニンニク 同音
noun usually kana garlic (Allium sativum)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
にんにくは強いにおいを放つ。
Garlic gives off a strong odor.
CHINESE WORDS (26)
大蒜 [dà​suàn] #10,815
garlic
装蒜 [zhuāng​suàn] #14,812
to act stupid
装蒜 [zhuāng​suàn] #14,812
to act stupid
鸡毛蒜皮 [jī​máo​suàn​pí] #18,736
lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
鸡毛蒜皮 [jī​máo​suàn​pí] #18,736
lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
蒜苗 [suàn​miáo] #42,254
garlic shoot
蒜薹 [suàn​tái] #46,786
garlic shoots (cookery)
青蒜 [qīng​suàn] #50,716
garlic shoots and leaves
蒜苔 [suàn​tái] #54,103
see 蒜薹[suàn​tái]
石蒜 [shí​suàn] #59,855
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
16 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
⭐ 大蒜 [にんにく] #83,337
garlic (Allium sativum)
野蒜 [のびる] #164,447
wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
小蒜 [こびる]
wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
浜大蒜 [はまにんにく]
American dune grass (Leymus mollis)
蒜 [ひる]
strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)