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苋

Traditional (Taiwan): 莧

xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ

    • amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
    • Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
    • Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

Other words read xiàn

In the same tone

  • 见 xiàn appear
  • 县 xiàn county
  • 现 xiàn appear
  • 线 xiàn thread
  • 献 xiàn offer

All 21 words read xiàn

xian with other tones

  • 先 xiān beforehand
  • 显 xiǎn make visible
  • 仙 xiān immortal
  • 弦 xián bow string
  • 鲜 xiān fresh

All 74 words read xian in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 苋

    部首 radical
    艹 a form of 艸
    笔画 strokes
    7, with 4 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    上下结构
    偏旁 parts
    艹见
    形旁 meaning
    艹
    声旁 sound
    见
    Practise writing 苋

    Trace 苋, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Words with 苋

    Starting with 苋

    • 苋菜 xiàncài amaranth greens
    • 苋科 xiànkē Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 苋菜 xiàncài

    Ending with 苋

    • 马齿苋 mǎchǐxiàn Portulaca oleracea
    • 刺苋 cìxiàn prickly amaranth
    • 白苋 báixiàn white amaranth

    Containing 苋

    • 白苋紫茄 báixiànzǐqié white amaranth, purple eggplant

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