苋菜

Traditional: 莧菜

xiàn cài

Dictionary entry

amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)

What does 苋菜 mean?

苋菜 (xiàn cài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)

2Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

Character breakdown

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苋xiànamaranth (genus Amaranthus) · Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)菜càivegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]) · dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2])

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How to pronounce 苋菜

苋菜

xiàn cài

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