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茜 (qiàn): Madder — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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茜纱 • qiànshā • madder-red gauze (fine silk fabric)

qiàn茜

shā纱

madder-red gauze (fine silk fabric)

茜色 • qiànsè • madder red (a deep red color)

qiàn茜

sè色

madder red (a deep red color)

茜草 • qiàncǎo • madder (a plant used for red dye)

qiàn茜

cǎo草

madder (a plant used for red dye)

茜裙 • qiànqún • madder-red skirt (traditional clothing)

qiàn茜

qún裙

madder-red skirt (traditional clothing)

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Example Sentences

Gǔ古

dài代

rén人

cháng常

yòng用

qiàn茜

cǎo草

zuò做

rǎn染

liào料

。

Ancient people often used madder as a dye.

Tā她

chuān穿

le了

yī一

tiáo条

piào漂

liang亮

de的

qiàn

Qiàn茜

cǎo草

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

lái来

rǎn染

hóng红

sè

Information

Pinyinxī

Meaningmadder, rubia cordifolia; reeds

Strokes9

Radical艹

Traditional—

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#3097

Zhuyinㄑㄧㄢˋ

UnicodeU+831C

CangjieTMCW

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茜

sè色

qún裙

zi子

。

She wore a beautiful madder-red skirt.

色

de的

bù布

。

Madder can be used to dye cloth red.

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乾qiándry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
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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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