苋

莧
xiàn
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Definitions

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

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 见 represents the sound. Simplified form of 莧.

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 见

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Composed characters:

宽

Component: 艹

英 花 落 节 苏 苦 若 药 获 范 著 艺 草 藏

Component: 见

现 见 规 觉 观 视 舰 览 觅 觑 砚 觐 觎 觊

Components

艹 见

Example Words

马齿苋 苋菜