韭 (jiǔ) — Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum; bound form, usually in 韭菜)
Definition
A bound-form character used only in 韭菜 (jiǔcài, 'Chinese chives'); it almost never stands alone. The everyday word for the plant is 韭菜 — 韭 is the written bound root meaning 'chives'.
bound form
Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum; bound form, usually in 韭菜)
Examples
- 韭。Wǒ xǐ huan chī jiǔ cài xiàn de jiǎo zi.I like eating dumplings with chive filling.
- 韭，。Zhè ge cài lǐ fàng le jiǔ cài, wèi dào hěn xiāng.This dish has chives in it; it smells very fragrant.
- ，韭。Chūn tiān de shí hou, jiǔ cài cháng dé tè bié hǎo.In spring, chives grow especially well.
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