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薺
简 荠 · 繁 薺Characters in this entry
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4 · ji4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 4 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cai4 · cai5 · ci4 · zai3
Cantonese word readings for 薺. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- shepherd's purse; Capsella bursa-pastoris
- (literary) alternative form of 齏 /齑 (jī, “finely chopped vegetables; pickled vegetables”)
character · Etymology 2
- only used in 荸薺／荸荠 (bíqi) and its regional synonyms: Chinese water chestnut; Eleocharis dulcis
character · Etymology 3
- (historical dictionaries only) alternative form of 茨 (cí, “Tribulus terrestris; puncturevine”)
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