荞 (qiáo) · (in 荞麦) buckwheat

Meanings

1 (in 荞麦) buckwheat

Characters

荞

qiáo

buckwheat (bound)

Examples

HSK 5

荞麦面是山西的特色。

Qiáomài miàn shì Shānxī de tèsè.

Buckwheat noodles are a specialty of Shanxi.

HSK 6

荞麦粉的颜色比较深。

Qiáomài fěn de yánsè bǐjiào shēn.

Buckwheat flour is darker in color.

Tips

usage

荞 is bound and appears in 荞麦 (buckwheat). It is not a true wheat but a grain crop valued for noodles and as a cool-natured staple in northern China.

Components

radical

艹 cǎo

grass; plant

The grass radical capping the top. It marks the character as a plant - here the buckwheat crop. Grain and herb names regularly carry this top element. It groups 荞 with 苗 and 茶.

phonetic

乔 qiáo

tall; lofty

Supplies the sound, read identically as qiáo. It works purely as a pronunciation marker; the same element gives 桥 and 侨 their reading.

Stroke Order

荞 qiáo

Related Words

荞面 qiáomiàn

buckwheat noodles / buckwheat flour

荞麦 qiáomài #24,062

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

侨胞 qiáobāo #86,507

overseas Chinese compatriot / Chinese living abroad

切块 qiēkuài #86,339

to cut into chunks / to chop into pieces

切丁 qiēdīng #86,600

to dice (cut into small cubes) / to chop into cube-shaped pieces

曲高和寡 qǔgāo-hèguǎ #85,874

the tune is lofty, the singers few / too highbrow to find an audience / a work whose few appreciators only prove its difficulty

杂粮 záliáng #67,912

coarse grains; grain crops other than rice and wheat (millet, sorghum, oats, buckwheat, legumes, etc.)

好大喜功 hàodà-xǐgōng #86,329

to crave grand projects and big achievements / overambitious for glory / given to showy, grandiose deeds

小白菜 xiǎobáicài #86,242

bok choy / pak choi

名目繁多 míngmù-fánduō #86,196

of many and varied kinds / items of every description / numerous categories and labels