韭
Character
jiǔ
Characterleek
- Radical
- 韭 (itself)
- Strokes
- 9
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 非 一
- Traditional
- 韭
- Frequency
- #4445 most common character
Meaning
jiǔ
jiu3- leek CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 韭
Draw “韭” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
他買了一把韭菜。
tā mǎi le yì bǎ jiǔ cài
He bought a handful of chives.
Tatoeba · sentence #6314512 by xjjAstrus; translation #9408763 by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR
Words with 韭
韭菜jiǔ càigarlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chivesWord韭黄jiǔ huángyellow chives (Chinese chives grown without sunlight, resulting in white stems and yellow leaves)Word韭菜花jiǔ cài huāchive flowersWord韭菜盒子jiǔ cài hé zichive pocket, savory pan-fried turnover stuffed with garlic chives and other ingredients (usually contains scrambled eggs)Word割韭菜gē jiǔ cài(fig.) (coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profitWord