jì荠（薺）
荠（薺）
common
name
Meaning of 荠
荠 means shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris); a common edible wild plant. Pronounced jì.
- shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris); a common edible wild plant
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes9
Stroke Order
荠
Definitions & Examples
Chūn春
tiān天
shì是
wā挖
jì荠
cài菜
de的
hǎo好
shí时
jié节
。
Spring is a good time to dig for shepherd's purse.
Qí其
gān甘
rú如
jì荠
。
It is as sweet as shepherd's purse (an ancient poetic expression).
Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
jì荠
cài菜
bāo包
le了
jiǎo饺
zi子
。
Mom made dumplings using shepherd's purse.
Measure Words
棵/ kē
Primary
把/ bǎ