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Character · NounTraditional梔

gardenia; fruit used in medicine and dye

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides), an evergreen shrub; its fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine and as yellow dye

Commonly refers to both the plant and its medicinal fruit. The flower is known for its strong fragrance.

Zhī栀
zi子
huā花
kāi开
le了
 ，
mǎn满
yuán园
dōu都
shì是
xiāng香
wèi味
 。

The gardenia flowers have bloomed, filling the garden with fragrance.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
wèi味
zhōng中
yào药
 ，
jiào叫
zhī栀
zi子
 。

This is a traditional Chinese medicine ingredient called gardenia fruit.

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Shān山
zhī栀
zi子
bǐ比
shuǐ水
zhī栀
zi子
guǒ果
shí实
gèng更
xiǎo小
 。

Wild gardenia fruit is smaller than the cultivated variety.

Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
zhī栀
zi子
rǎn染
huáng黄
cloth
 c
 l
 o
 t
 h
 。

Ancient people used gardenia to dye cloth yellow.

2.

noun

yellow dye made from gardenia fruit

technical

Used in textile dyeing and food coloring traditionally.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
bù布
shì是
yòng用
zhī栀
zi子
rǎn染
chū出
lái来
de的
huáng黄
sè色
 。

This cloth was dyed yellow using gardenia dye.

Zhī栀
zi子
sè色
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
wēn温
nuǎn暖
de的
huáng黄
sè色
diào调
 。

Gardenia yellow is a warm yellow tone.