xìng荇（莕）
荇（莕）
technical
name
Meaning of 荇
荇 means Nymphoides peltatum; water shield; floating heart (an aquatic herb with round floating leaves and yellow flowers). Pronounced xìng.
- Nymphoides peltatum; water shield; floating heart (an aquatic herb with round floating leaves and yellow flowers)
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes10
Components
艹
杏
Stroke Order
荇
Definitions & Examples
Cēn参
cī差
xìng荇
cài菜
，
zuǒ左
yòu右
liú流
zhī之
。
The water shield grows unevenly, drifting left and right as we gather it.
Chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
shēng生
zhǎng长
zhe着
mào茂
mì密
de的
xìng莕
cài菜
。
The pond is overgrown with dense patches of water shield.
Xìng莕
cài菜
yòu又
chēng称
shuǐ水
hé荷
yè叶
，
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
shuǐ水
shēng生
zhí植
wù物
。
Water shield, also known as water lotus leaf, is a common aquatic plant.
Measure Words
株/ zhū
Primary
棵/ kē