qiàn

茜

Character · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional蒨

madder (plant); crimson; deep red

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

madder (plant, Rubia cordifolia); madder root

literary

A plant whose root has been used historically as a source of red dye in Asia and Europe.

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.

2.

adjective

crimson; deep red; reddish

literary

Describes a color derived from the madder dye, often used in poetic or literary contexts.

Tā她
chuān穿
zhe着
yī一
shēn身
qiàn茜
shā纱
cháng长
qún裙
 ，
fēi非
cháng常
liàng亮
yǎn眼
 。

She wore a long dress of crimson gauze, which was very eye-catching.

Wǎn晚
xiá霞
jiāng将
tiān天
kōng空
rǎn染
chéng成
le了
yī一
piàn片
qiàn茜
sè色
 。

The sunset dyed the sky a deep crimson.