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苋菜

xiàn cài

2-character word Traditional 莧菜

What 苋菜 means

1. amaranth greens (genus Amaranthus)
2. Chinese spinach (Amaranth mangostanus)

The characters in 苋菜

• 苋xiànamaranth (genus Amaranthus); Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)…
• 菜càivegetable; greens; dish (of food); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor

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