芥
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mustard
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Dict coverage rank #2,559 U+82A5
How 芥 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 介 (phonetic, jiè)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 介
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 介 (jiè) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 介 sound component | jiè | agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor |
| 界 | jiè | boundary, limit; domain; society, the world |
| 价 | jià | price, value |
| 阶 | jiē | stairs, steps; degree, rank |
| 尬 | gà | awkward, embarrassed; to limp, to stagger |
| 疥 | jiè | scabies; to itch |
| 蚧 | jiè | horny toad; red-spotted lizard |
Words containing 芥
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 草芥人命 | cǎo jiè rén mìng | see 草菅人命[cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4] |
| 视如土芥 | shì rú tǔ jiè | to regard as useless; to view as no better than weeds |
| 芥子气 | jiè zǐ qì | mustard gas |
| 芥花油 | jiè huā yóu | rapeseed oil; canola oil |
| 水田芥 | shuǐ tián jiè | watercress |
| 青芥辣 | qīng jiè là | horseradish; wasabi; green mustard |
| 芥兰 | gài lán | variant of 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2] |
| 芥菜 | jiè cài | leaf mustard (Brassica juncea); also pr. [gai4cai4] |
| 芥蓝 | gài lán | Chinese broccoli; Chinese kale; cabbage mustard; Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra; also p… |
| 芥末 | jiè mo | mustard; wasabi |
| 氮芥气 | dàn jiè qì | nitrogen mustard |
| 筷子芥 | kuài zi jiè | Arabis, a genus of Brassica family including cress |
| 芥菜籽 | jiè cài zǐ | mustard seed |
| 芥蒂 | jiè dì | an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge |
| 拾芥 | shí jiè | to pick up cress; fig. sth easy to do; a piece of cake |
| 荆芥 | jīng jiè | schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine |
| 芥茉 | jiè mo | variant of 芥末[jie4 mo5] |