xiàn

Chinese spinach

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

is a component form of .

见 sound component

  Sound component

jiànxiàn

  

see

Evolution

苋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
苋 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
苋 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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xiàn

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

Most common words with 苋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

amaranth (genus Amaranthus)

苋菜

amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)

马齿苋

Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)

Component uses

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)