芊

qiān

adjective

Meanings

春草芊芊铺满山坡。

Chūncǎo qiānqiān pū mǎn shānpō.

Spring grass spreads green and lush across the hills.

田野一片芊绵。

Tiányě yípiàn qiānmián.

Fields stretched away, an unbroken stretch of green.

usage

Literary and poetic. Used doubled as 芊芊 for thick green grass, or in 芊绵 for an unbroken sweep of greenery — rare in everyday speech.

radical

艹 cǎo

grass; plants

Grass radical on top, side form of 草. The whole character describes grass growing thick and green, so the plant radical carries the meaning directly.

phonetic

千 qiān

thousand; (here) sound

Below, 千 supplies the sound qiān. Its meaning 'thousand' faintly suits the picture too — countless blades of grass crowding together.

芊 qiān