苋 (莧)
xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

苋 (莧)
 - 
xiàn
  1. amaranth (genus Amaranthus)
  2. Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
  3. Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (2)

马齿苋
mǎ chǐ xiàn
  1. 1 Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)
苋菜
xiàn cài
  1. 1 amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)
  2. 2 Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

Idioms (1)

白苋紫茄
bái xiàn zǐ qié
  1. 1 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle