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苣

qǔ / jù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 苣荬菜) field sowthistle (a wild edible plant)

Examples

HSK 6
春天村民去挖苣荬菜。
Chūntiān cūnmín qù wā qǔmaicài.
In spring villagers go and dig wild sowthistle.
HSK 7-9
苣荬菜微苦，却很养生。
Qǔmaicài wēi kǔ, què hěn yǎngshēng.
Sowthistle is slightly bitter but very good for you.

Tips

usage
This reading 苣 appears only in 苣荬菜 (field sowthistle, a wild edible green). For the common vegetable lettuce, use the jù reading in 莴苣.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
Top 艹 is the grass radical 艸 in top form. It marks 苣 as a leafy plant - lettuce.
phonetic
巨 jù
huge
Below sits 巨 supplying the sound exactly (jù = jù). The same phonetic anchors 距 (distance) and 拒 (to refuse).

Stroke Order

苣 qǔ