筛管

篩管
shāiguǎn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 sieve tube (botany: phloem cell that transports sugars in plants)

Examples

Shāiguǎn fùzé bǎ guānghé zuòyòng chǎnshēng de tángfèn shūsòng dào zhíwù gè bùwèi.
Sieve tubes carry the sugars produced by photosynthesis to all parts of the plant.
Rènpíbù de zhǔyào chéngfèn shì shāiguǎn hé bànbāo.
The phloem is mainly made up of sieve tubes and companion cells.

Tips

memory
The name is literal: the end walls between cells are perforated like a (shāi, sieve), letting sugary sap flow through. Pair with 导管 (dǎoguǎn, xylem vessel) which carries water in the opposite direction.

Stroke Order

shāi
guǎn