Memory phrase for the character: 茎


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Meaning stem, stalk

Pronunciation

jīng

Explanation

Top: plant , below: vertical (A hand is vertically above the ground .)

Mnemonic


 
The plant has a vertical part, namely the: stem.

Radicals

grass, plant
verticalShows a hand vertically above ground/earth . It has also the meaning "holy" from a hand over an object when blessing it.
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 Vocabulary

块茎 kuài jīng  starchy tuber on stem of plants
根茎 gēn jīng  stolon; runner; rhizome; rhizoma
阴茎 yīn jīng  penis
鳞茎 lín jīng  bulb
鳞茎 lín jīng  

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