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Keyword
leek flower
  • turnip
  • a flower of the leek family
Frequency
#3468
Strokes
11
Readings
jīng
Mnemonic
艹 (plant) gives the meaning and 青 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
菁jīng
leek flower; lush; luxuriant
菁华jīnghuá
the cream; essence; the quintessence
芜菁甘蓝wújīnggānlán
rutabaga (vegetable)
去芜存菁qùwúcúnjīng
lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers; to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)