韭

jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

    • leek

Classifiers (measure words)

Usually

Less often

Other words read jiǔ

In the same tone

  • 酒 jiǔ wine
  • 九 jiǔ nine
  • 久 jiǔ long
  • 灸 jiǔ moxibustion
  • 玖 jiǔ black jade

All 9 words read jiǔ

jiu with other tones

  • 就 jiù then
  • 旧 jiù old
  • 救 jiù save
  • 揪 jiū seize
  • 究 jiū after all

All 33 words read jiu in any tone

Other words read jiǔ

In the same tone

  • 酒 jiǔ wine
  • 九 jiǔ nine
  • 久 jiǔ long
  • 灸 jiǔ moxibustion
  • 玖 jiǔ black jade

All 9 words read jiǔ

jiu with other tones

  • 就 jiù then
  • 舊 jiù old
  • 救 jiù save
  • 揪 jiū seize
  • 究 jiū after all

All 33 words read jiu in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 韭

    部首 radical
    韭
    笔画 strokes
    9
    结构 structure
    独体字
    Practise writing 韭

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

    韭 as a 部首

    韭 is a 部首 (bùshǒu), a radical. A Chinese dictionary files every character under one of them, and this one files 2 under 韭. Look a character up by the 韭 radical

    Words with 韭

    Starting with 韭

    • 韭菜 jiǔcài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
    • 韭黄 jiǔhuáng yellow chives
    • 韭菜花 jiǔcàihuā chive flowers
    • 韭菜盒子 jiǔcàihézi chive pocket, savory pan-fried turnover stuffed with garlic chives and other ingredients

    Containing 韭

    • 割韭菜 gējiǔcài (coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit

    Words with 韭

    Starting with 韭

    • 韭菜 jiǔcài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives
    • 韭黃 jiǔhuáng yellow chives
    • 韭菜花 jiǔcàihuā chive flowers
    • 韭菜盒子 jiǔcàihézi chive pocket, savory pan-fried turnover stuffed with garlic chives and other ingredients

    Containing 韭

    • 割韭菜 gējiǔcài (coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit

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