苋
Ancient forms
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Meaning
xiàn xian4
- amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
- Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
- Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)
Words with 苋
- 白苋 báixiàn white amaranth (Amaranthus albus)
- 苋科 xiànkē Amaranthaceae, family of herbaceous plants containing Chinese spinach (Amaranthus inamoenus) 苋菜 (xiàn cài)
- 苋菜 xiàncài amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)
- 刺苋 cìxiàn prickly amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)
- 马齿苋 mǎchǐxiàn Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
- 白苋紫茄 báixiànzǐqié white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle