qiáo
荍
plant; buckwheat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
ancient name for marshmallow plant (as in old texts)
archaicThis is an archaic, literary term found in classical texts, not used in modern daily language.
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
“
qiáo荞
”
，
zhǐ指
de的
biàn便
shì是
jǐn锦
kuí葵
。
The 'qiao' mentioned in the 'Book of Songs' refers to the marshmallow plant.
noun
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); used interchangeably with 荞
archaicThe character 荞 is the standard modern form for 'buckwheat'. 荞 is a variant or ancient form with the same meaning.
Zhè这
ge个
zì字
zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
yǒu有
shí时
xiě写
zuò作
“
qiáo荞
”
，
yì意
si思
jiù就
shì是
qiáo荞
mài麦
。
In ancient texts, this character is sometimes written as '荞', meaning buckwheat.
Qiáo荞
mài麦
miàn面
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jiàn健
kāng康
shí食
pǐn品
。
Buckwheat noodles are a healthy food.
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Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
qiáo荞
mài麦
zuò做
de的
jiān煎
bǐng饼
。
He likes to eat pancakes made from buckwheat.