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莶

薟
lián / xiān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (variant of 蔹) a climbing medicinal vine (Ampelopsis)

Examples

HSK 7-9
古本草里，这个字和白蔹的蔹写法相同。
Gǔ běncǎo lǐ, zhège zì hé báiliǎn de liǎn xiě fǎ xiāngtóng.
In old herbals this character is written the same as the lián in báiliǎn.
HSK 7-9
这种藤的根入药能消肿。
Zhè zhǒng téng de gēn rùyào néng xiāozhǒng.
This climbing vine's root is used in medicine to reduce swelling.

Tips

usage
In the lián reading, 莶 is an old variant of 蔹, the climbing vine in 白蔹 ('Ampelopsis root'). This reading is rare and only appears in classical herbal texts.

Components

radical
艹 cǎo
grass; plant
艹 is the grass radical on top, the standard marker for plant and herb names - fitting for the medicinal 莶.
phonetic
佥 qiān
all; together
佥 under the grass radical is the phonetic; the reading shifted to xiān (and lián). The same element appears in 签 and 检.

Stroke Order

莶 lián