chún莼（蒓）
莼（蒓）
technical
noun
Meaning of 莼
莼 means water shield (Brasenia schreberi), an edible aquatic plant with round floating leaves and gelatinous stems. Pronounced chún.
- water shield (Brasenia schreberi), an edible aquatic plant with round floating leaves and gelatinous stems
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes10
Components
艹
沌
Stroke Order
莼
Definitions & Examples
Xī西
hú湖
chún莼
cài菜
gēng羹
shì是
Háng杭
zhōu州
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
míng名
cài菜
。
West Lake water-shield soup is a traditional famous dish of Hangzhou.
Chún莼
cài菜
kǒu口
gǎn感
huá滑
nèn嫩
，
fù富
hán含
jiāo胶
zhì质
。
Water shield has a smooth and tender texture, rich in gelatin.
Zhāng张
Hàn翰
yīn因
jiàn见
qiū秋
fēng风
qǐ起
，
nǎi乃
sī思
Wú吴
zhōng中
chún莼
gēng羹
lú鲈
kuài脍
，
suì遂
cí辞
guān官
guī归
xiāng乡
。
Upon feeling the autumn wind rise, Zhang Han longed for the water-shield soup and perch fillets of Wu, so he resigned from office and returned home.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
棵/ kē
株/ zhū