Keyword
leek
- scallion
- chive
- Frequency
- #4040
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
jiǔ
Mnemonic
Chives 非 growing in the ground 一
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
韭菜
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit
韭
leek
韭黄
yellow chives (Chinese chives grown without sunlight, resulting in white stems and yellow leaves)
韭菜花
chive flowers