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Character

茜 qiàn · xī

Character2 readings

(bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia)

Radical
艹
Strokes
9
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
艹 西
Traditional
茜
Frequency
#2855 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

qiànMain readingxīRare reading

qiàn

qian4Main reading
  1. (bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) CC-CEDICT
  2. (bound form) madder red; dark red; alizarin crimson CC-CEDICT

Words that use “茜” as qiàn

茜素qiàn sùalizarinWord茜草qiàn cǎoIndian madderWord假芫茜jiǎ yuán qiànEryngium foetidumWord

xī

xi1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is qiàn.

  1. used in the transliteration of people's names CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 茜

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Same radical 艹

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著zhe英yīng蘭lán華huá花huā节jié萬wàn获huò萨sà薩sà苏sū蘇sū
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