懂中文 Dong Chinese

苋

xiàn

Chinese spinach

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

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

见 sound component

见  Sound component

jiàn, xiàn

  

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

苋 (莧) 

xiàn

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

Most common words with 苋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

苋

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)

宽