qiàn

madder

  • created reference approved 茜 → 茜草 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    茜 qiàn

    茜草 qiàn​cǎo

    abbreviation

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  • created sense approved 茜 · qiàn · madder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    qiàn

    madder

    (bound form) any of several plants in the genus Rubia (e.g. Indian madder) whose roots provide a red dye

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  • created sense approved 茜 · xī · [transliteration] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    [transliteration]

    Used in the transliteration of foreign names, especially female names like Nancy or Lucy.

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  • created sense approved 茜 · qiàn · deep red — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    qiàn

    deep red

    (literary) deep red; alizarin crimson

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