Memory phrase for the character: 茜
茜
Meaning
Indian madder, Rubia cordifolia, munjeet Pronunciation qiàn Explanation Top: plant 艹, bottom: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below horizon 一 at sunset in the west)
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The plant with the red (= the afterglow at sunset at the west) is the Indian madder . Radicals
艹
grass, plant Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
西
west This sign has a certain resemblance to the sun 日 in combination with strokes 儿 that point downwards to indicate sunset in the west.
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露茜 lù xī
Lucy (from the Narnia chronicles)
茜草 qiàn cǎo
Rubia cordifolia; Indian madder; munjit
茜紫 qiàn zǐ
sage (herb)
茜紫 qiàn zǐ
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