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蔷

薔
qiáng
noun #57,154

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 蔷薇) rose; wild rose

Examples

HSK 7-9
院墙上爬满了盛开的蔷薇。
Yuànqiáng shàng pámǎn le shèngkāi de qiángwēi.
Climbing roses cover the courtyard wall in full bloom.
HSK 7-9
蔷薇有红、粉、白、黄等多种颜色。
Qiángwēi yǒu hóng, fěn, bái, huáng děng duō zhǒng yánsè.
Roses come in many colors: red, pink, white and yellow.

Tips

usage
A bound character occurring only in 蔷薇 (wild / climbing rose). Don't confuse it with the cut-flower rose 玫瑰 - same plant family, but different words.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant (top radical)
Grass radical on top, cap-form of 草. It marks this as a plant name - here a flowering shrub. Same family as 薇 (its partner in 蔷薇), 花 flower, 草 grass.
phonetic
啬 sè
stingy; sparing
Bottom 啬 supplies the sound (sè to qiáng, a drifted link). It is purely a phonetic marker; 'stingy' has no bearing on this rose name.

Stroke Order

蔷 qiáng