莧

Information about character(s)

Radical: 艸
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10
Simplified Form: 苋

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xiàn, wàn
Cantonese: jin6
JapaneseKun: HIYU
JapaneseOn: KAN GEN KEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: edible greens; amaranth

CE-Dict: amaranth (genus Amaranthus)/Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)/Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Botany] an amaranth

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: amaranth

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: amaranth

湘雅醫學專業詞典: three-coloured amaranth leaf

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《艸部》莧莧菜也。从艸見聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集上】【艸字部】莧
【唐韻】【集韻】𠀤侯襉切，藖去聲。【說文】莧，菜也。【博雅】莧，莔也。【管子·地員篇】𩏴下于莧，莧下于蒲。【爾雅·釋草】蕢，赤莧。【註】今莧菜之有赤莖者。　又【韻會】【正韻】𠀤形甸切，音現。【易·夬卦】莧陸夬夬。【註】莧陸，草之柔脃者。馬、鄭、王皆云莧陸，一名商陸。　又【集韻】戸版切，音浣。與莞同，莞爾，笑貌。◎按《集韻》又胡官切，音桓。山羊細角也。

CF-Dict: épinards

Han-De-Dict: Amarant (u.E.) (S)