白苋 báixiàn white amaranth Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 白 bái adjective white white; snowy; pure; bright; (literary) white; bright苋 莧 xiàn amaranth (bound form) any of various plants in the genus Amaranthus, such as Chinese spinach or Joseph's coat; specifically used in the names of leafy edible plants like 苋菜 xiàncài and 马齿苋 mǎchǐxiàn