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艹 1001 Home Pinyin

Arts; skill; norm

ài Mugwort; end

jiāo see (秦艽)

jiē knot

Sweet basil

máo same as (茅)

nǎi see (芋艿) Taro

Punish

see (茳芏)

Feather grass

máng Chinese silvergrass

péng Vigorous (plant life)

Chinese wolfberry

qiān Profuse

sháo Peony

xiāng Fragrant herb

xiōng see (川芎) Ligusticum

Taro

zhī Sesame

Fragrant plant

biàn Benzyl

cāng Dark green or blue

cháng a surname

cōng Broomrage

è Acenaphthene

fāng Fragrant; virtuous

巿 fèi see (蔽芾)

fēn Perfume

Lotus

巿 Luxuriant

ɡài Mustard

háng A type of grass

huā Flower; plant; flower-like; decorative design; coloured; blurred; essence; fireworks; pretty young woman; smallpox; wound; spend (money etc.)

an edible wild plant

jiè Mustard

see (莴苣)

kōu Shallot

see (葶苈) a plant name

Reed

mào Pull up

Chinese mallow

see (黄芪)

qiàn Starch for cooking; annual herb

qín Celery

qín Reed

Endive

ruì a surname

shān Mow

used in place names and foreign names (Soviet, Scotland)

wěi Reed

Weed infested land

Fluorene

xiàn Amaranthus

xīn see (灯芯) wick

Sprout; sprout-like thing

yán Coriander

Job's tears

yuán Daphne

yún Ruta; numerous

zhǐ see (白芷)

Grass roots

bāo Bud

běn Benzene

bì Aromatic

a surname

Luxuriant

gān Glycoside

gǒu Casual; if

jiā see jacket (茄克)

劲l jīng Stem; stem-like; measure word for long narrow things

Hemp

Harsh; over-elaborate

Bitter; suffering; cause someone pain; suffer from; painstakingly

líng see (茯苓)

lóng Verdant

máo Cogongrass; thatch

mào Luxuriant; rich and fine

miáo Seedling; offspring; young animal; vaccine

mín Late maturing crop

Jasmine

Lucerne

niǎo Cypress vine

piě A kind of cabbage

píng Apple tree; apple

rǎn see (荏苒)

see (般若) and (兰若) (Bhuddist terms for scripture and temple)

shān Woven straw mat

sháo Sweet potato

xué Store grain

yìn Indene (organic compound)

yīng Britain; petals; hero or outstanding person

zhǐ A chemical used in dyes

zhuó Sprout

cǎo Grass; herbage; straw; sloppy; running style calligraphy; draft

chá Stubble; crop

chōng Motherwort

Thatch

see (凫茈)

see (莙荙菜)

dàng Sway; loaf; rinse; clear off; vast

A medicinal fungus

gèn see (毛茛)

hóng A plant name

huán Goldencup St. Johnswort

huí Fennel

huì Luxuriant

hūn Meat dishes; vulgar

an edible wild plant

jiá Pod

jiǎn Cocoon

jiàn Recommend; grass; straw mat

jiāng Cyperus malaccensis

jiāo Hay

jìn Arthraxon

luò Conspicuous

mǎi see (苣荬菜) Endive

míng Tea

see (荸荠) Water chestnut

qián Nettle

西 qiàn Red

qiáo Buckwheat

quán Aromatic plant of old

ráo Firewood

rěn Weak

róng Thrive (of plants); prosperous

róng Pilose antler

Eat

sūn Sweet smelling grass

sprout; weed

tíng Stalk of grass

tóng Crown daisy

西 used in transliteration of foreign names

xìng Floatingheart

xún urticaria

xún a surname

yào Medicine; chemicals; poison

Clear of weeds

yīn Mattress

yīn arbour; shade of trees

zhòu Measure word for bundles tied with straw rope

zhū used in certain plant names

Water chestnut

chǎi Fragrant plant

chún Brasenia (a water plant)

Amur silvergrass

é Sagebrush

Thin membrane

guān a place name

Dutch

jūn Spinach beet

kǎn Camphene

lái Fallow; a common weed

làng Henbane

see (茉莉) Jasmine

Arrive

lián Lotus; lotus seeds

liáng Dye yam

méi Berry

piǎo same as (殍)

a place name

shā used in place names

shēn Numerous

shí Dill

suī see (芫荽) Coriander

suō Sedge

Bitter herb; reed flower

wǎn Smile

Lettuce

xiān St Paulswort

xīn a place name

yóu Naked oats

yóu Caryopteris; bad man

Smilax (a deciduous vine)

Spinach

cài Vegetables; prepared dish or course

chāng Calamus

cuì Assemble; regiment

dàng see (莨菪)

Lotus seed

fēi Philippines; luxuriant

see (莱菔)

Mushroom

Wild rice

hàn Lotus

a place name

huán an historical location

jiān Themeda

jīng Lush

lǐn Byzantium

líng Water chestnut

luó Vine; radish

méng Sprout; common folk

nài Naphthalene

Luxuriant

Beanstalk

shū Beans

sōng Old name for Chinese cabbage

tǎn A kind of reed

tiē Terpene

Dodder vine

wǎn see (紫菀) A flower

wěi Wilt

Mustard

xiāo Desolate

see (茱萸)

Flourishing

zhe same as (着)

Marshland; pickled vegetables; shred meat or vegetables

bǎo Luxuriant grass

biān Beggar-weed, a medicinal herb

Stem of a fruit

dǒng Superintend; director

A vine; a fabric

Follicle

hóng same as 荭

Bottle gourd

jiā Reed shoot

jiǎng a surname

kǎi Carene

kuí Some large-flowered plants

kuì Straw sack for holding earth

Missing; leave something behind; fall behind

lóu used in some plant names

luò Drop; go down; lower; decline; lag; stay; place to stay; fall into; get; write

Viburnum 

pài Pinene

Grapevine; grape

qiū Wormwood

rèn see (桑葚) Mulberry fruit

tíng Draba

see (蓇葖) Follicle

wēi Luxuriant

Dread

xiāng see (青葙) A herb

xuān Daylily

bàng see (牛蒡)

bèi Bud

Clattering sound

ēn Anthracene

hāo Artemisia

Puncture vine

jiān Reed

lán Blue; indigo

làng a place name

see (江蓠) Edible seaweed

see (菥蓂)

Suddenly

páng Crowndaisy

péng Tousled; see (飞蓬) a herb

Reed mace; calamus

róng A kind of flour made from fruit

Maternity hospital bed

ruò Young rush (plant)

shī Siberian cocklebur

shuò Capsule

suō Rain cape made of rushes

Despair

wěng Lush

Store up; grow (hair etc.); entertain (ideas)

see (薯蓣) Yam

zhēn Exuberant; overgrown

zhēng Steam; evaporate

ǎi Friendly

Shelter

cài place name

Nest for silkworms

dōu Root and stem of some types of plant

jǐn Violet (flower)

liǎn see (白蔹) Liana

liǎo Knotweed

màn Trailing (vine etc.)

niān Wither; depressed; dawdling

qiáng Rose; rose flower

see (芙蕖) Lotus

Vegetable

wàn Vine with tendrils

wèi Luxuriant; colourful

Fivefold

宿 xu see (苜蓿) Alfalfa

zhè Sugarcane; cane sugar

dǒng Understand

fán Lush; multiply

ɡá Tibetan official

huì Cymbidium

jiāo Banana

jué Fern

qiáo Haggard

shū Vegetable

xùn Mushroom

see (蘡薁) a wild grape

yùn Accumulate; profundity

zuì Tiny

báo Thin; lacking; weak; infertile

Climbing fig

Meagre; frail; ungenerous; despise

lěi Bud

shǔ Potato or sweet potato

sǒu Gathering place; shallow, overgrown lake

wēi Common vetch

wèng Ipomoea (water spinach)

xīn Firewood; salary

Job's tears' seed

miǎo Petty; despise

see (香薷) Annual herb

xiǎn Moss

xūn Fragrant grass

fān Hedge; screen; vassal state

Chenopodium

ǒu Lotus root

ténɡ Vine

héng see (杜蘅)

huò Bean leaves

Mushroom

Pleasantly surprised

zǎo Algae

fán Wormwood

ráng Mioga ginger

see (荼蘼) now written (酴醾)

láo Labour; labourer; fatigue

zhù Ramie (a plant and a source of fibre)

chí a place name

fàn Pattern; model; range; restriction

qǐng Piemarker (herb)

yíng Grave

yuàn Grounds (of a palace etc.); centre (of learning etc.)

bēn Part of the digestive system

chá Tea; tea coloured

dài Band; belt; zone; tyre; carry; bear; while you are at it; lead; drive

巟b huāng Wasteland; famine; barren; neglect; shortage; unreasonable; unconfirmed

jīng Chaste tree

a place name

xíng a place name

yíng Fluorescent; shimmering

yíng a place name

huò Seize; acquire

mǎng Thick weeds

Nothing; not; don't; indicates conjecture

yīng Warbler

yíng Jade-like stone

yǒu Bristlegrass; a bad person

畏b zhǎn Exhibit; open up; put to use; postpone

dàn see (菡萏)

Chrysanthemum

jūn Bacterium

píng Duckweed

Bodhisattva

Sa sound (used in transliteration)

táo Grape

yíng Entangle

chǎn To complete

cōng Onion; green

Build; prop up; connect; add resources; arrange in groups; travel by

da see (圪塔)

è Calyx

Flower

Thatch

Tower; pagoda

zàng Funeral; bury

Castor-oil plant

an ancient place name

Betel

kuǎi Wool grass

luǒ Melon (ancient)

mǎn Full; fill; expire; completely; contented; complacent; Manchurian

suàn Garlic

yíng a mountain name

Girdle

Boil

lìn see (马蔺)

miè Little; not; nothing

mán Conceal truth

Beseech

ruí see (葳蕤)

ruǐ Stamen

hóng see (雪里蕻)

mān Muddle-headed

mǎn Mite

xiè Scallion

Trample

pán Limp

鹿 biāo Bulrush

chú Hesitate

Coarse stone

zhàn Dip (in liquid etc.)

qióng Solitary; woebegone

Lichee

fēn Fragrant wood

tuò Fallen leaves

fēng Turnip

qiā see (菝葜) Smilax

mēng Cheat; wild guess; unconscious

huō Slit

méng Blurred

hōng Death of a prince

ǒ Oh (that is surprising)

官b xuē a surname

mèn Angry

tái Sedge

zàng Tibetan; depository; Bhuddist or Taoist scriptures

huò Boiler

yuē Yardstick

Shearwater

huò see (尺蠖)

guàn Irrigate; pour into; record (sound etc.)

huān Badger

yīng see (蘡薁) a wild grape

guàn a kind of jade

A type of catfish

guàn Stork

guàn Jar; can; tub

quán Cheekbone