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莶

薟
lián / xiān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (variant of 蔹) a climbing medicinal vine (Ampelopsis)

Examples

古本草里，这个字和白蔹的蔹写法相同。
Gǔ běncǎo lǐ, zhège zì hé báiliǎn de liǎn xiě fǎ xiāngtóng.
In old herbals this character is written the same as the lián in báiliǎn.
这种藤的根入药能消肿。
Zhèzhǒng téng de gēn rùyào néng xiāozhǒng.
This climbing vine's root is used in medicine to reduce swelling.

Tips

usage
In the lián reading, 莶 is an old variant of 蔹, the climbing vine in 白蔹 ('Ampelopsis root'). This reading is rare and only appears in classical herbal texts.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
艹 is the grass radical on top, the standard marker for plant and herb names — fitting for the medicinal 莶.
phonetic
佥 qiān
all; together (phonetic)
佥 under the grass radical is the phonetic; the reading shifted to xiān (and lián). The same element appears in 签 and 检.

Stroke Order

莶 lián