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Keyword
madder
  • reed
  • Rubia cordifolia
Frequency
#3554
Strokes
9
Readings
qiàn
Mnemonic
艹 (plant) gives the meaning and 西 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
茜qiàn
(bound form) Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia); (bound form) madder red; dark red; alizarin crimson
茜草qiàncǎo
Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia)