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苋

莧
xiàn
noun #72,111

Meanings

  1. 1 amaranth
  2. 2 Chinese spinach

Examples

夏天我们常吃红苋。
Xiàtiān wǒmen cháng chī hóngxiàn.
In summer we often eat red amaranth.
这盘炒苋菜很好吃。
Zhè pán chǎo xiàncài hěn hǎochī.
This stir-fried amaranth is delicious.

Tips

culture
苋 (xiàn) is most often seen as 苋菜 (xiàncài) — a leafy green eaten across southern China and Southeast Asia. The red variety bleeds purple-pink dye into rice and oil, a signature look in Cantonese and Taiwanese home cooking.

Stroke Order

苋 xiàn