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芫

yán / yuán
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 芫荽) coriander; cilantro

Examples

HSK 7-9
汤里撒上一点芫荽末。
Tāng lǐ sǎ shàng yìdiǎn yánsui mò.
Sprinkle a little chopped coriander on the soup.
HSK 7-9
有人喜欢芫荽的味道，有人受不了。
Yǒurén xǐhuan yánsui de wèidào, yǒurén shòubuliǎo.
Some people like the smell of coriander, others can't stand it.

Tips

usage
Read yán, 芫 occurs only in 芫荽, the formal word for coriander (everyday speech often says 香菜). A separate reading yuán names a medicinal shrub.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
艹 is the grass radical, marking 芫 as a herb.
phonetic
元 yuán
first; primary
元 is the phonetic. It matches the yuán reading of this character directly; in the yán reading the sound has drifted.

Stroke Order

芫 yán