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蘞
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蔹
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wild vine

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
lián
レン、ケン、コン
やぶからし
Components
Traditional (蘞)
艹 grass (top)+ 斂 restrain =
蘞 wild vine
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
斂 Phonetic component
restrain
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Simplified (蔹)
艹 grass (top)+ 敛 back =
蔹 wild vine
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
plant
敛 Phonetic component
liǎn back
draw back, fold back
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蘞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蔹 / 蘞 [liǎn]
trailing plant; liana; creeper; wild vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Vitis pentaphylla)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
白蔹 [bái​liǎn]
Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM)
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
刳い [えぐい] #78,481
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.)
え辛い [えがらい] #205,969
acrid
い辛っぽい [いがらっぽい]
feeling rough (of the throat)
エグ味 [えぐみ]
harshness
えぐ芋 [えぐいも]
variety of acrid-tasting taro