tián
菾
used in 菾菜 (sugar beet)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
used in 菾菜, a variant writing of 甜菜 (sugar beet)
This character is rarely used independently and appears almost exclusively in the word 菾菜, an alternative writing for 甜菜 (sugar beet). In modern usage, 甜菜 is the standard form.
Tián菾
cài菜
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
táng糖
liào料
zuò作
wù物
。
Sugar beet is an important sugar crop.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
gǔ古
shū书
shàng上
chēng称
wéi为
tián菾
cài菜
，
xiàn现
zài在
tōng通
cháng常
jiào叫
tián甜
cài菜
。
This plant was called tiáncài in ancient texts, but is now usually called tiáncài.