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qiàn
芡

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Meaning of 芡

芡 means foxnut; gorgon fruit; a type of aquatic plant; starch paste; thickening sauce for cooking. Pronounced qiàn.

  • foxnut; gorgon fruit; a type of aquatic plant
  • starch paste; thickening sauce for cooking

Character Info

Radical艹
Strokes7

Stroke Order

芡

Definitions & Examples

Chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
zhòng种
zhe着
hěn很
duō多
qiàn芡
 。

There are many foxnut plants growing in the pond.

Qiàn芡
shí实
de的
zhǒng种
rén仁
kě可
yǐ以
zhǔ煮
zhōu粥
 。

The seeds of the foxnut can be cooked into porridge.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhōng中
yào药
de的
pèi配
fāng方
lǐ里
yǒu有
qiàn芡
 。

This traditional Chinese medicine formula contains foxnut.

Relations

Measure Words

棵/ kē
Primary
碗/ wǎn
Primary
种/ zhǒng

Common Words

勾芡gōuqiàn

to thicken sauce; to add starch

芡实 / 芡實qiànshí

foxnut seed; a type of food

芡粉qiànfěn

thickening starch; arrowroot powder