cí

茈

Character · Noun

plant name; used in place names

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples

noun

literary

Primarily used in the compound word "凫茈" (fú cí), an ancient or literary term for water chestnut (荸荠).

Gǔ古

jí籍

zhōng中

tí提

dào到

le了

fú凫

cí茈

zhè这

zhǒng种

zhí植

wù物

。

Ancient texts mention the water chestnut plant.

Fú凫

cí茈

shì是

bí荸

qi荠

de的

jiù旧

chēng称

。

Fú cí is an old name for the water chestnut.