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莼

chún

Character Traditional 蓴

What 莼 means

1. used in {莼菜|chún cài}

Other readings

莼 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chúnvariant of {莼|chún}

Words starting with 莼

• 莼菜chún càiwater shield (Brasenia schreberi), an edible water plant
• 莼羹鲈脍chún gēng lú kuài(idiom) the dishes from one's hometown; (idiom) homesickness
• 莼鲈之思chún lú zhī sī(idiom) homesickness

Sounds the same

Read chún, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 纯pure; simple; unmixed
• 唇lip
• 醇alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich
• 淳genuine; pure; honest
• 鹑(bound form) quail
• 㵮clear water
• 漘shore
• 𬭚copper drum
• 鯙Scomberomorus sinensis
• 㝄old variant of 纯
• 㝇old variant of 鹑