jì芰（茭）
芰（茭）
archaic
technical
Meaning of 芰
芰 means water caltrop; water chestnut (as named in ancient texts). Pronounced jì.
- water caltrop; water chestnut (as named in ancient texts)
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes10
Stroke Order
芰
Definitions & Examples
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
huò或
yǒu有
'
jì茭
'
，
zhǐ指
shuǐ水
shēng生
zhī之
líng菱
。
In the 'Book of Songs', '茭' (jì) may refer to the aquatic water caltrop.
Gǔ古
rén人
cǎi采
jì茭
yú于
chí池
zé泽
。
The ancients gathered water caltrops from ponds and marshes.
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