qiàn茜（蒨）
茜（蒨）
common
name
technical
Meaning of 茜
茜 means madder (plant, Rubia cordifolia); madder root; crimson; deep red; reddish. Pronounced qiàn.
- madder (plant, Rubia cordifolia); madder root
- crimson; deep red; reddish
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes9
Stroke Order
茜
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
rǎn染
liào料
duō多
yòng用
qiàn茜
cǎo草
lái来
tí提
qǔ取
hóng红
sè色
。
In ancient times, madder was often used to extract red dye.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
zhōng中
de的
hóng红
sè色
yóu由
qiàn茜
cǎo草
rǎn染
chéng成
。
The red color in this painting was dyed with madder.