06903 Chinese character of 薤 and pronounce haai6

The Chinese word【薤】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes nature or food. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

A kind of vegetable, mostly referring to Allium macrostemon.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【薤】:xiè

Cantonese Jyutping of 【薤】:haai6

Below, you’ll find general facts about the Chinese character 【薤】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【薤】, for example:Describing nature or food , It mainly means a kind of vegetable, mostly Xiebai.The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【薤】is a word that, when joined with additional words, constructs more precise phrases, like【薤白、薤菜】(Mandarin Pinyin:xiè bái 、xiè cài/ Cantonese Jyutping:haai6 baak6 、haai6 coi3)

To form this character, you need 17 strokes,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Provided below is a sentence illustrating this character in context.:


薤白常用於調味菜肴。

Xiebai is often used to season dishes.


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