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芊 (qiān): Green — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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芊

芊=艹grass/plant+千thousand

Plants (艹) over 千, a sound clue for qiān, suggest lush and abundant green growth.

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Related Words: 芊

芊绵 • qiān mián • lush and continuous (of vegetation)

qiān芊

mián绵

lush and continuous (of vegetation)

芊芊 • qiān qiān • lush and green; luxuriant

qiān芊

qiān芊

lush and green; luxuriant

芊蔚 • qiān wèi • luxuriant and flourishing

qiān芊

wèi蔚

luxuriant and flourishing

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Example Sentences

chūn春

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

hé河

biān边

fāng芳

cǎo草

qiān芊

qiān芊

。

Spring has come, and the fragrant grass by the river is lush and green.

yuǎn远

chù处

de的

shān山

qiū丘

cǎo草

mù木

qiān芊

mián

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Pinyinqiān

Meaninggreen; luxuriant growth; lush foliage

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Radical艹

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Zhuyinㄑㄧㄢ

UnicodeU+828A

CangjieTHJ

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绵

，

fēi非

cháng常

měi美

lì丽

。

The distant hills are covered with continuous lush vegetation and look very beautiful.

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Characters pronounced "qian".

倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
乾qiándry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
黔qiánblack; Guizhou
堑qiànmoat, trench, pit, cavity
茜qiànmadder, rubia cordifolia; reeds
仟qiānone thousand; leader of one thousand men

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Characters with radical "艹".

芮ruia surname; a type of grass
著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
苫shānrush or straw matting

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