qiàn

technical
name

Meaning of 茜草

茜草 means madder (Rubia cordifolia); a perennial herb. Pronounced qiàn.

  • madder (Rubia cordifolia); a perennial herb

Definitions & Examples

Qiàn
cǎo
de
gēn
hóng
rǎn
liào
 

The root of the madder plant can be used to extract a red dye.

Zhè
wèi
zhōng
yào
hán
yǒu
qiàn
cǎo
 

This traditional Chinese medicine contains madder.

dài
de
qiàn
hóng
shì
cóng
qiàn
cǎo
zhōng
huò
de
 

The ancient red alizarin dye was obtained from the madder plant.

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