jiān

菅

Character · Noun

plant; surname

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

thatching grass; sedge

literary

A type of perennial grass (Themeda spp., Eulalia spp.) used historically for thatching roofs or making ropes. Its name also appears in idioms like '草菅人命'.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiān菅
cǎo草
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
fù覆
gài盖
wū屋
dǐng顶
 。

This kind of thatching grass was often used for roofing in ancient times.

Shān山
pō坡
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
yě野
jiān菅
 。

The hillside is covered with wild sedge.

2.

noun

surname Jian

A relatively rare Chinese surname. The same character as the plant.

Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
yǒu有
wèi位
tóng同
shì事
xìng姓
Jiān菅
 。

There is a colleague at our company with the surname Jian.

Jiān菅
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
xué学
zhě者
 。

Mr. Jian is a famous scholar.